Stamp Act Resolves, 1765 May 30.

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Stamp Act Resolves, 1765 May 30.

Five resolutions opposing the Stamp Act. The first four were passed by the Virginia House of Burgesses in May 1765.

[3] p. ; 31 x 19 cm.

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Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799

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Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 – June 6, 1799) was an American attorney, planter, politician, and orator known for declaring to the Second Virginia Convention (1775): "Give me liberty, or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial Governor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779 and from 1784 to 1786. Henry was born in Hanover County, Virginia, and was for the most part educated at home. After an unsuccessful venture running a store, and assisting his father-in-law ...

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