Stamp+Act+Project

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=﻿Boston Gazette Editorial Septeber 1, 1765= I have witnessed the mob take action against Andrew Oliver and Thomas Hutchinson, and it seems like the Sons of Liberty were justified in using the mob as a political tactic.The colinists have always been angry about the taxes and they looked at the Stamp Act as going way too far. The Sons of Liberty united colionists and finally started to work together instead of just sitting in their homes pouting about getting a stamp on every piece of paper. The colonists should not have had to pay the Stamp Act because the citizens of England didnt have to.This act was unfair and just a punishment for the colonists. The Magna Carta set laws for all citizens of England to abide by. Forcing taxes on the coloinies defies the rules of the Magna Carta since the citizens of England dont have to pay the tax created by the Stamp act. Since the tax was not forced on English citizens living in England, the Sons of Liberty didn't really have the right, but I believe they leveled the playing field by using mobs to enforce their beliefs. I wouldn't saythe Sons of Liberty are solving this problem the right way, but it seems like it is the only way to stop England from piling on more and more taxes.

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