The Virginia Resolves | The Colonies Push Back

In 1765, fierce debates inside Virginia’s House of Burgesses erupted over the Stamp Act and Britain’s growing control over the colonies. Led in part by Patrick Henry’s fiery arguments, the Virginia Resolves challenged taxation without representation and helped spread resistance throughout colonial America. In this episode of Road to 250, discover one of the political sparks that helped move the colonies toward revolution.

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