The colonists reacted to the stamp act by boycotting it, but sometimes they would comprimise by giving the buyer a stamp without paying the tax then the buyer would pay the person to stamp it.
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James Otis, Jr. was the Boston lawyer who proposed the Stamp Act Congress. It was also known as the First Congress of the American Colonies.
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To draw up a petition to the king protesting the stamp act. The petition declared that the right to tax the colonies belonged to the colonial assemblies, not to parliament.
stamp act ~ APEX ~ The Stamp Act created the first tax that did not go through the colonial assemblies.
stamp act ~ APEX ~ The Stamp Act created the first tax that did not go through the colonial assemblies.
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their colonial assemblies
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they spoke up for the colonists about the stamp act and the Townshend acts
Adams was one member of the Colonial congress. He didn't take action concerning the stamp act.
a stamp with a picture of congress on it
In answer to this act, the colonies made up a group called the Stamp Act Congress. This group protested and sent letters to the King, and the Parliament
Colonists attended the Stamp Act Congress of 1765. The Stamp Act Congress was held in New York City in October of 1765.
The colonists reacted to the stamp act by boycotting it, but sometimes they would comprimise by giving the buyer a stamp without paying the tax then the buyer would pay the person to stamp it.