Virginia Resolves
The Virginia Resolves were a series of resolutions passed by the Virginia House of Burgesses in response to the Stamp Act of 1765 , which imposed a tax on the British colonies in North America and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London , carrying an embossed revenue stamp . 
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