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

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

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

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

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

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 The Stamp Act was repealed (withdrawn)

16. 8. Who did the boycott target? British Merchants

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