1. Britain and Its Colonies
Facing the Stamp Act, The Townshend Act, and The Intolerable Acts, for a whole decade, led to a rapid disintegration between their relationships they had in North America. ... The Stamp Act, sponsored by George Grenville, was the first direct tax forced by Britain on its American colonies. ... The Sons of Liberty was a group of protestors, organized by Samuel Adams, intended to convince Andrew Oliver, the stamp distributor, to resign. ... The Massachusetts legislature lead the formation of the first general intercolonial conference, the Stamp Act Congress, consisting of delegates from 9 of t...
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