The Stamp Act Nullified: Colonial Resistance in Action
Refuse to comply. That’s exactly what the people did to nullify the Stamp Act, which took effect on November 1, 1765. We’ve all heard about the fiery protests, the bold resistance, hanging in effigy of stamp distributors and the like, but there was so much more to...
Patrick Henry’s Virginia Resolves: Bedrock Principles of American Liberty
On his 29th birthday – May 29, 1765 – Patrick Henry helped spark the American Revolution. His Virginia Resolves against the Stamp Act didn’t just defy British rule—they laid down bedrock principles that would become cornerstones of American liberty. The...
Liberty Poles: Symbols of Freedom From Tyranny, Ancient and Modern
On May 21, 1766, the Sons of Liberty erected a liberty pole in the commons of New York City, celebrating the repeal of the Stamp Act. Although little is ever spoken of the liberty pole today, at the time of the American War for Independence and decades prior, they...