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N.Y.) Stamp Act Congress (1765 : New York
A pivotal gathering in colonial New York, this 1765 meeting brought together delegates from nine colonies to organize resistance to the Stamp Act. Its declarations helped shape the language of rights and representation that would echo through the American Revolution.
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In October 1765, delegates from nine British colonies in North America met in New York City in what became known as the Stamp Act Congress. Convened in response to Parliament’s Stamp Act, the meeting marked one of the earliest coordinated political actions among the colonies.
The congress drafted petitions and a Declaration of Rights and Grievances, arguing that colonists could not be taxed without their consent through their own elected representatives. Although the gathering itself was brief, it helped establish patterns of intercolonial cooperation that later became central to the movement for independence.
The Stamp Act was repealed in 1766, but the issues raised at the congress did not disappear. For many readers, the Stamp Act Congress stands as an important early step on the road to the American Revolution.