After the British success in the French and Indian War, relations between the colonists and the mother country started to deteriorate. Britain’s attempt to tighten control over its colonial empire and to finance its administration by imposing new taxes aroused American resentment. Colonial opposition to British policies eventually led to armed resistance.Why was the Fifth Resolution removed before the Resolutions were passed? an extract from the Resolutions that were passed by the Stamp Act Congress in 1765.
