Identifier: newschoolhistory00holm_0 (find matches)
Title: New school history of the United States
Year: 1883 (1880s)
Authors: Holmes, George Frederick, 1820-1897
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Publisher: New York, University publishing company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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ry of parsons was 16,000 pounds of tobacco. Someclergymen went to law to obtain the difference between themarket price of tobacco and the price fixed by the statute.Patrick Henry* was the advocate of the people in The Par- * Patrick Henry (1736-1799)— the forest-born Demosthenes —was Americasgreatest orator, and one of its eariiest and most ardent patriots. He had little educa-tion, and his early years were unpromising. His speech in ^ the Parsons Case gave him distinction. It was delivered at HanoVer C.-H. in 1763. He is prominentin the subsequent history. 94 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. sons Case. He declared that a king who annuls or dis-allows a law of so salutary a nature, degenerates into a tyrant,and forfeits all right to obedience. Treason ! treason ! *shouted magistrates, lawyers, and spectators. He lost thecase, but the parsons were allowed only one penny damages.Henry was not more than twenty-seven years of age at thistime. 6. The English Government was resolved to tax
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TATRICK HENRY BEFORE THE HOUSE OF BURGESSES. the American colonies, and to maintain an army there at their, expense. The Sugar Act lowered some imposts,^* but announced the purpose of retaining a tax forrevenue. Discontent was increased, and opposition becamebolder. Samuel Adams, of Boston,^ said : We claim British * Samuel Adams (1722-1803) was one of the earliest and most active opponents ofBritish rule in America. In 1769, he closed a public speech with the declaration :Independent we are ; and independent we will be. THE STAMP ACT, 95 rights, not by charter only ; we are born to them. He as-serted the exclusive right of the colonies to tax themselves,and to govern themselves. The doctrine spread, that Taxa-tion without representation is tyranny/ and that Resistanceto tyrants is obedience to God. 1765. THE STAMP ACT. 7. The Stamp Act ^ was passed in Englandsuch was the feeling inAmerica. This Act re-quired the use of stamps,of various cost,on all law pa-pers, almanacs, pamph-lets,

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