1. The Sugar And Stamp Act
Parliament accepted the Stamp Act in January 1765. ... But opposition against the Stamp Act once implemented was strong and violent. ... After a year of protests, rioting and debating Parliament withdrew the Stamp Act, having grossly overestimated its own power and realizing the situation indeed had changed after the French-Indian war. The uproar surrounding the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act was only the beginning of a more determined American oppositional movement. ... The resolutions of the Stamp Act Congress were the chief accomplishment of the Congress. ...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate