Colonial Responses to the Stamp Act and Contextualization of Resistance

In the years leading up to the American Revolution, tensions between the colonies and Great Britain escalated due to various legislative acts imposed by the British Parliament. Among these was the Stamp Act of 1765, which required colonists to purchase special stamped paper for legal documents, newspapers, and other publications. This act sparked significant resistance and protests in the colonies.

Using the provided documents, analyze the ways in which colonial responses to the Stamp Act illustrated their growing dissatisfaction with British rule. Be sure to contextualize these responses within the broader historical framework of colonial-British relations leading up to the Revolution.