8. Why did some colonists smuggle goods in the 1760s?

Most colonists smuggled goods because they felt they were being unfairly taxed.

Making the world better, one answer at a time. Most colonists smuggled goods because they felt they were being unfairly taxed by the British Empire and this was a way to get around it. Most colonists smuggled goods because they felt they were being unfairly taxed by the British Empire and this was a way to get around it.