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Why did colonial assemblies send delagates to the Stamp Act Congress?
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The Stamp Act Congress was formed in October 1765 after the British government passed another tax on the Colonists. The Congress was formed to determine how to react.
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∙ 13y agoTo 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.
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What was the colonial reaction to the stamp act?
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.
Who organized the stamp act congress?
the colonists
Where did the Stamp Act Congress meet?
Philadelphia
Boston lawyer who proposed the stamp act congress?
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.
In 1765 it issued the Declaration of Rights and Grievances which claimed the rights of Englishmen especially the right not to be taxed without consent?
stamp act congress
Why did colonial assembles send delegates to the Stamp Act Congress?
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.
Which 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.
Which act created the 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.
What act created the tax that did not go through the colonial assemblies?
Stamp act
What made the Stamp Act unusual was that before the act colonists were only taxed by?
their colonial assemblies
What was NOT an early attempt at colonial union the?
Stamp Act Congress
What did colonial delegates speak up for in their assemblies?
they spoke up for the colonists about the stamp act and the Townshend acts
How did john Adams take action in the stamp act?
Adams was one member of the Colonial congress. He didn't take action concerning the stamp act.
What is a good picture to draw to represent The Stamp Act Congress?
a stamp with a picture of congress on it
What were some colonial responses to the stamp act?
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
Who attended the Stamp Act congress of 1765?
Colonists attended the Stamp Act Congress of 1765. The Stamp Act Congress was held in New York City in October of 1765.
What was the colonial reaction to the stamp act?
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.
