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Stamp Act Pros And Cons

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Anyway, Stamp Act was working negatively to us as Sugar Act was (117). As you know I am a part of patriots community. Right after the Stamp Act was established, we, Sons of Liberty in New York, attempted to resolve the problem and proposed "a Congress of the Sons of Liberty" in order to establish a uniform society (117). Our effort failed, but Committees of Correspondence were created, loosely connecting all the colonies. This connection helped to unite colonies together. As a result, we could force the British to repeal Stamp Act (117). However, instead of Stamp Act, the British established another law, Declaratory Act (117). Even though we are successfully stop the Stamp Act, I felt we do not have enough power to beat the British. Even if

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