Virginia Stamp Act Resolves Analysis

The idea and practice of freedom has increased dramatically throughout the course of American History. From the American revolution in 1776 for freedom from British rule to the progressing equal rights treatment of blacks and women, America is a nation that has seen freedom for its citizens increase throughout the centuries.
The Revolutionary War of 1776 was a war fought by American colonies against the British as a means of gaining freedom from the colonial government’s rule. The American colonies were opposed to the British government’s stranglehold over their nation. The British found themselves in debt after the French and Indian War, and in order to pay off the debt the British collected taxes through the Stamp Act, Tea Act, and other taxes to the American colonies. The American people deemed this unfair, and set in motion the events that led to the …show more content…
The Virginia Stamp Act Resolves stated that Virginia alone had the right to tax the people of Virginia, not the Virginia government.1 The Virginia Stamp Act Resolves led other colonial legislatures to adopt similar positions. One example of this is Samuel Adams who formed a Committee of Correspondence in Boston whose means was to organize against the Britain’s attempts to impose its will on America.2 These two acts of independence for America resulted in Britain repealing both the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act. This was a win for American independence and freedom from British rule. However, Britain soon put in another act, the Declaratory Act. The Declaratory Act gave British Parliament the right to legislate for the colonies no matter what. America wanted to gain freedom from British rule, and to do so they had to fight for their independence. Soon after, the Continental Congress released their Declaration of Independence which was written by Thomas Jefferson.3 The Declaration of Independence stated the ideals the