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  1. Stamp Act Crisis

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    Economic Impact and Repeal
    The economic consequences of the colonial resistance proved decisive. Merchants organized widespread non-importation agreements, effectively boycotting nearly all British manufactured goods. British manufacturers, facing massive inventory backlogs and economic distress, exerted intense political pressure on Parliament to secure the repeal of the Act.
    The repeal movement in Britain was split between those who believed in the sanctity of colonial liberty (like William Pitt) and those who …