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Critical Thinking May 22, 2013 August 28, 2016

“No Taxation without Representation” (Part 2)

by J. L. Bell

In 1765 Parliament instituted a Stamp Act for the North American colonies, which proved wildly unpopular from Savannah to Halifax, and ultimately unworkable. The…

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Critical Thinking May 21, 2013 August 28, 2016

“No Taxation without Representation” (Part 1)

by J. L. Bell

The primary dispute between Britain and her North American mainland colonies in the 1760s and early 1770s has often been summed up in four…

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