Which member of the House of Burgesses called for resistace to the Stamp Act?
Patrick Henry issued several resolves in the Virginia House of Burgesses calling for resistance to the Stamp Act and saying that Great Britain had no right to tax the colonies. He made a speech in favor of his resolves which ended with: “Caesar had his Brutus–Charles the first his Cromwell–and George III–may he profit from their example.” I looks as though it was a veiled reference to possible assassination for the King’s repressive actions since Charles the First was overthrown by the Cromwell forces and executed; while Julius Caesar was assassinated by Brutus. Obviously, though, Henry was not suggesting that anyone do this.
