The Stamp Act was imposed in 1765 and was the first tax placed on goods without representation of the colonies respective legislatures. Each colony was accustomed to ruling themselves and therefore saw this tax as a threat to their liberties. Elected representatives from nine of the thirteen colonies, referred to as the Stamp Act Congress, came together to mobilize colonial opinion and unite against the British government. After days of debate, the Congress adopted a set of resolutions called the Declaration of Rights which were to be inserted. They believed that “it is unreasonable and inconsistent with the principles and spirit of the British constitution for the people of Great Britain to grant to His majesty the property of the colonists.” (Declaration, 1) They expressed their objections to Britain’s parliament who later revoked it but still firmly believed they had the power to pass any laws over the colonists that they saw fit. The continuing disagreement over taxation and the colonist’s freedoms intensified colonial resentment throughout North
The Stamp Act was imposed in 1765 and was the first tax placed on goods without representation of the colonies respective legislatures. Each colony was accustomed to ruling themselves and therefore saw this tax as a threat to their liberties. Elected representatives from nine of the thirteen colonies, referred to as the Stamp Act Congress, came together to mobilize colonial opinion and unite against the British government. After days of debate, the Congress adopted a set of resolutions called the Declaration of Rights which were to be inserted. They believed that “it is unreasonable and inconsistent with the principles and spirit of the British constitution for the people of Great Britain to grant to His majesty the property of the colonists.” (Declaration, 1) They expressed their objections to Britain’s parliament who later revoked it but still firmly believed they had the power to pass any laws over the colonists that they saw fit. The continuing disagreement over taxation and the colonist’s freedoms intensified colonial resentment throughout North