. La nouvelle histoire éclectique des États-Unis . -le portage; chaque journal et chaque brochure doivent être estampillés, et chaque publicité doit payer une taxe. Le jour fixé pour l'entrée en vigueur de la Loi sur le timbre a été traité par les colonies comme un jour de deuil. Sonnettes sonnées, drapeaux abaissés, et businessa été arrêté. 221. Déclaration des droits. — dans la Maison de Bur-gesses de Virginie, Patrick Henry a adopté des résolutions déclarant que le droit de taxer les colonies reposait uniquement avec les assemblées coloniales.les délégués de neuf colonies se sont réunis à New York en octobre, LA LOI SUR LE TIMBRE. 131 1765, et a préparé une Déclaration de

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. The new eclectic history of the United States . -portance; every newspaper and pamphlet must be stamped, and every advertisement must pay a tax. The day set for theStamp Act to go into effect was treated by the colonies as a dayof mourning. Bells tolled, flags were lowered, and businesswas stopped. 221. Declaration of Rights. — In the Virginia House of Bur-gesses Patrick Henry carried resolutions declaring that the rightto tax the colonies rested solely with the Colonial Assemblies.Delegates from nine colonies met at New York in October, THE STAMP ACT. 131 1765, and prepared a Declaration of Rights, with addresses tothe king and Parliament, protesting against the unjust Act. 222. The Stamp Act was repealed a year after its passage, butnew taxes were laid on tea, glass, paper, and painters materials.The government was authorized to send soldiers to America, and the colonists were required to house and feed them. TwoBritish regiments were sent to Boston, which was looked uponas a hot-bed of revolt. Fights took place, in one of which, . called the Boston Massacre, several citizens were killed.The soldiers who had fired on the mob were tried for murderin the colonial court, but they had a fair hearing, their causebeing defended by some of the best lawyers in the colony.All but two were acquitted on the ground that they had firedin self-defense, and the two were only branded on the hand. 223. In North Carolina the general discontent was made worseby the misconduct of the royal governor and his officials, who 132 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. shamelessly robbed the people. The Regulators, — colonialvolunteers who attempted to put a stop to this robbery, —weredefeated by Governor Tryon with a British force, and manywere slain, while their property went to enrich the governor.Disgusted with his tyranny, many of the planters left the settledlimits of the colony, bought lands of the Cherokees to the west-ward, and founded what is now the State of Tennessee, 1 A. D.1772. 22

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