Question

The following excerpt of Englishmen, that no taxes be imposed on them, but with their own Consert "It is inseparably essential to the freedom of a People, and the undoubted Part given personally, or by their representatives. That it is the indispensable to procure the repeal of the act for granting and applying certain stamp duties, of all clauses of any other Resolutions of the Stamp Act Congress, 1765 The above excerpt was primarily directed to which person or group?

A) Colonial merchants.
B) The king.
C) Leaders in Parliament.
D) Residents of England.

Answer 1

The excerpt from the Stamp Act Congress in 1765 was aimed at the leaders in Parliament, expressing the colonists' request to repeal the Stamp Act and other oppressive legislation, and it embodied the colonial protest against 'taxation without representation'.

Step-by-step explanation:

The excerpt from the Resolutions of the Stamp Act Congress in 1765 was primarily directed towards the leaders in the British Parliament (option C) and indirectly to the king, as it expressed the colonists' dissatisfaction with taxes imposed without their consent and outlined their efforts to procure repeal of the Stamp Act and other related oppressive measures. It spoke to the sentiment in the colonies that not having representation in Parliament meant that any taxes levied by that body were a form of tyranny. The drafters' approach was to seek redress through loyal and dutiful appeals to His Majesty and Parliament, reflecting their desire to remain subjects of the Crown while protesting legislation they saw as unjust. In this context, the excerpt illustrated the broader anger brewing in the American colonies over the notion of "taxation without representation" which became a rallying cry leading up to the American Revolution.