Colonists opposed new british taxes by protesting violently and select one: a-deciding to compromise. b-writing defiant pamphlets. c-staging hunger strikes. d-returning to britain.

B -  writing defiant pamphlets.

Hunger strikes were not utilized for this purpose, compromise would have been the opposite of opposition and returning to Britain would have been conceding to Britain. Writing defiant pamphlets and spreading propaganda is a method that was used during the time period.