Nullification Wasn’t Invented by Thomas Jefferson
While some people may believe that Thomas Jefferson invented the doctrine of nullification – because he called it the โrightful remedyโ for acts outside the Constitution – he was merely reiterating long-held views on the limits of government power, and...
The Peoples’ Nullification of the Stamp Act
A combination of protests, declarations, disobedience, local resolutions, support from merchants, and non-enforcement by sheriffs and other local officials created a climate where the Stamp Act was unenforceable. Parliament ended up repealing it even though they...
Resistance: Resolutions of the Stamp Act Congress (Oct. 19, 1765)
In what was an unprecedented display of colonial unity for the time, thirty-seven delegates from nine colonies gathered in October of 1765 in New York City for the Stamp Act Congress. On the 19th, they issued resolutions opposing taxation without representation...