Why Did The Colonists Protest Against The Stamp Act
In 1765, Great British passed the Stamp Act, which meant that the price of paper goods would soon be increased since there would be a tax on them. In this case, a crowd protest is when a group of colonists protesting against the Stamp Act. Paper goods like newspapers, pamphlets, books, letters, playing cards, contracts, and legal documents had taxes put on them, and cost more. Colonists protested against the stamp Act by many ways, for example attacking the home of the governor, burning British Proclamations, burning effigies of stamp collectors, and being violent/ torturing stamp collectors. There were protests against the stamp act, therefore, by 1766, when it was supposed to be enforced, it got repealed by the Parliament. The British thought
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John Adams, a Patriot, a successful lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence wrote a diary entry on December 18, 1765. This was a month after the Stamp Act couldn't be enforced since the stamp collectors quit. In his diary, he stated ""In every colony, from Georgia to New Hampshire, the Stamp Distributors and Inspectors have been compelled, by the unconquerable rage of the people, to renounce their offices. So universal has been the resentment of the people, that every man who has dared to speak in favor of the Stamps, or to soften the detestation in which they are held, has been seen to sink into universal contempt and shame."This shows how the colonists had so many people agreeing and so much power that the Stamp Collectors quit because they were fearful of the colonists. The Patriot colonists overpowered the British Loyalists so much anybody in favor of the Stamp Act was later regretful. He also wrote, "The people, even to the lowest ranks, have become more attentive to their liberties , more inquisitive about them, and more determined to defend them, than they ever before had reason to be. Many have been the examples of protests showing wit, humor, learning, spirit, patriotism, and heroism, undertaken in the several colonies and provinces, in the course of this year."This shows how all the colonists became involved with the stamp act. Even people who typically wouldn't care got involved. The protests against the stamp act involved everyone. The British thought of the Stamp Act crowd protests as frightening, uncontrolled violence, which was executed by demons. On the other hand, the colonists disagreed, and thought of the Stamp Act Protests as the widespread popular opinion, and there way of speaking out against the Stamp Act. Although the Stamp Act got repealed, there was more acts like the
John Adams, a Patriot, a successful lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence wrote a diary entry on December 18, 1765. This was a month after the Stamp Act couldn't be enforced since the stamp collectors quit. In his diary, he stated ""In every colony, from Georgia to New Hampshire, the Stamp Distributors and Inspectors have been compelled, by the unconquerable rage of the people, to renounce their offices. So universal has been the resentment of the people, that every man who has dared to speak in favor of the Stamps, or to soften the detestation in which they are held, has been seen to sink into universal contempt and shame."This shows how the colonists had so many people agreeing and so much power that the Stamp Collectors quit because they were fearful of the colonists. The Patriot colonists overpowered the British Loyalists so much anybody in favor of the Stamp Act was later regretful. He also wrote, "The people, even to the lowest ranks, have become more attentive to their liberties , more inquisitive about them, and more determined to defend them, than they ever before had reason to be. Many have been the examples of protests showing wit, humor, learning, spirit, patriotism, and heroism, undertaken in the several colonies and provinces, in the course of this year."This shows how all the colonists became involved with the stamp act. Even people who typically wouldn't care got involved. The protests against the stamp act involved everyone. The British thought of the Stamp Act crowd protests as frightening, uncontrolled violence, which was executed by demons. On the other hand, the colonists disagreed, and thought of the Stamp Act Protests as the widespread popular opinion, and there way of speaking out against the Stamp Act. Although the Stamp Act got repealed, there was more acts like the