Colonists Responded to the Hated Stamp Act in All of the Following

question 89

Multiple Choice

Colonists responded to the hated Stamp Act in all of the following ways EXCEPT

• A) convening a colonial congress to request repeal of the act.
• B) boycotting British goods.
• C) provoking violent clashes with British authorities during mostly peaceful colonial protests against the act in an array of American cities and towns.
• D) wearing woolen clothes made with colonial textiles versus British cloth.
• E) having colonial legislatures issue a court mandate forbidding the enforcement of the act.

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