1. The Stamp Act
A key document that led to this was the Stamp Act paper of 1765. ... "Resistance of the statute took the form of petitions to the king and Parliament, a boycott of British goods, the refusal of lawyers or printers to use stamps or stamped papers, and violence sparked by the Sons Of Liberty."2 It was evident the American people disapproved. ... While the Stamp Act may have ended, it still left a sore on the hearts of the colonists, and it would not be the last bill that England would try to impose on them either. It is easy to see why everyone living in the American Colonies found the Stamp...
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