Question

The colonists took all the following actions in opposition to the Stamp Act except:

• A. Tarring and feathering the stamp agents
• B. Convening the Stamp Act Congress in New York City
• C. Passing resolutions declaring the Stamp Act illegitimate
• D. Boycotting British imports
• E. Sending the Olive Branch Petition to Parliament

Answer 1

The correct option is E Sending the Olive Branch Petition to Parliament

The colonists took all the following actions in opposition to the Stamp Act expect, sending the Olive Branch Petition to Parliament.
The Stamp Act of 1765 was the first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British government. The act, which imposed a tax on all paper documents in the colonies, came at a time when the British Empire was deep in debt from the Seven Years’ War (1756-63) and looking to its North American colonies as a revenue source.