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Prewar Politics (<1775) December 10, 2013 August 28, 2016

Virginia on the Eve of Revolution

by Michael Cecere

Parliament’s passage of the 1765 Stamp Act is rightly viewed by many as a key moment in the American Revolution. This new “internal” tax,…

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