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QuizMultiple Choice

Taxes and Protest — Test

Question 1 • MHS-US History A CR

In response to the Stamp Act, Patrick Henry urged Virginia’s legislature to

Answer
A
impose its own tax.
B
formally protest the act.
C
formally approve the act.
D
send representatives to Parliament.

Explanation

Patrick Henry urged Virginia’s House of Burgesses to challenge the Stamp Act by asserting that only Virginia’s own elected representatives could tax Virginians. The legislature adopted resolutions protesting the act, so the correct choice is “formally protest the act.”

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