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1. Stamp Act Crisis

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   The Stamp Act Congress
   A more formal, constitutional challenge arose in October 1765 with the convening of the Stamp Act Congress in New York City. Delegates from nine colonies attended (Georgia, New Hampshire, and Virginia did not send representatives). The Congress drafted the Declaration of Rights and Grievances, asserting that only the colonial assemblies possessed the constitutional power to tax the colonists. The Congress signaled a new level of inter-colonial cooperation previously unseen in American politics.
   Economic Impact and Repeal