No Taxation Without Representation” was the cry by James Otis of Massachusetts in 1765 when he boycotted the Stamp Act and other English laws. The colonists were furious with this new tax and a handful of colonies decided to meet in New York City in October 1765 in order to discuss the tax and how they should respond to such taxes by Parliament. This meeting of “delegates” would eventually name themselves the “Stamp Act Congress”. People such as Patrick Henry and Samuel Adams protested these taxes by writing up a declaration of resolves and grievances (basically angry letters to the King) to send to Parliament and King George III, requesting a repeal of the tax.
