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Colonists Defy Parliament - pg 158

Colonists Defy Parliament - pg 158. Members of the “Stamp Act Congress”:. 1. What slogan did colonists cry out to protest the attack on their rights?. No taxation without representation.

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Colonists Defy Parliament - pg 158

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  1. Colonists Defy Parliament - pg 158 Members of the “Stamp Act Congress”:

  2. 1. What slogan did colonists cry out to protest the attack on their rights? • No taxation without representation

  3. 2. Who was the member of the Virginia House of Burgesses that demanded resistance? He said “If this be treason, make the most of it!” • Patrick Henry

  4. 3. Stamp Act Congress:

  5. Who? • Delegates (elected representatives) from nine colonies

  6. What? • “Stamp Act Congress” (that’s what they formed). • “Congress” means a meeting of important people

  7. When? • 1765

  8. Where? • New York City

  9. Why? • To create a petition to the King protesting the Stamp Act

  10. What did the Stamp Act Congress declare? • The right to tax the colonies belonged to the colonists, not Parliament

  11. 4. What was the purpose of the group called the “Sons of Liberty”? • They were a secret society formed to oppose British policy

  12. 5. What did members of the Sons of Liberty encourage? • Colonists should Attack customs officials and burn the stamps

  13. 6. What was the most effective form of protest? • The Boycott

  14. 7. How do we know that the boycott worked? • The Stamp Act was repealed (withdrawn)

  15. 8. Who did the boycott target? • British Merchants

  16. American Political Cartoon poking fun at Parliament holding a “stamp act funeral”: • Go to next Page

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