Patrick Henry: How The Colonial Reaction To The Stamp Act

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I was sitting down and listening to people and they were talking about how the Colonial reaction to the Stamp Act. And I think there named are james and willie. They had to write an essay about it and they talked about some facts. they said the Stamp Act was greeted in America by an outburst denunciation. James said “the Stamp Act was Imposed on the American Colonist to raise revenue duty. they were talking about the reaction of the colonist James said “ they refused to pay on tax,they were threatened or made to quit there job. Patrick Henry was the first person to react to the Stamp Act taxes. Patrick Henry want to react to it so he came up with seven resolution. here are some resolutions that Patrick Henry did to react to the Stamp act. his Adventure and his settlers Majesty’s colony and Dominion Virginia brought with them and and transmitted them to their posterity. also another one is to be two royal charters. …show more content…

So the Colonist wanted to be fair and let everybody have a say in these taxes. but people were excluded and that they do not have the right to vote for colonial assemblymen. The protest spread and committees and society were formed pledging and resisting to the Stamp Act. They called this the daughters of liberty and the Sons of liberty. how did the Merchants react to the Stamp act asked Willie. well the very first reaction to the Stamp Act was led by the Merchants and their wives said James. well,see Boston Merchants had previously Mounted tax protest in 1764 which were efficiently boycotts of many British ‘finished goods’ that had to be Important from England Said James. oh yeah and didn’t they also boycotted goods like Satin,lace and ruffles asked Willie? yes you are exactly right said James. The Stamp Act had a lot of different and expensive prices said James. According to the Philadelphia newspaper,listed below are the amount of taxes on paper