The Stamp Act Crisis: Prologue to RevolutionUNC Press Books, 1953 - 327 pages The Stamp Act, the first direct tax on the American colonies, provoked an immediate and violent response. The Stamp Act Crisis, originally published by UNC Press in 1953, identifies the issues that caused the confrontation and explores the ways in |
Contents
Absolute Authority and Inalienable Right | 1 |
Prologue | 3 |
Francis Bernard Royal Governor | 6 |
The Sugar Act | 21 |
John Robinson Collector of Customs | 41 |
The Stamp Act | 54 |
Daniel Dulany Pamphleteer | 75 |
Resolution | 92 |
Direction Sons of Liberty | 187 |
Patterns of Loyalty | 215 |
Thomas Hutchinson | 217 |
Jared Ingersoll | 230 |
John Hughes | 248 |
Revolution Delayed | 269 |
Repeal | 271 |
Conclusion | 293 |
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