. Young people's history of Virginia and Virginians . What has Henrv been called? 21. What did the king do? OF Virginia and Virginians 131 CHAPTER XVII RESISTANCE TO PARLIAMENTARY TAXATION NON-IMPORTATION RESO-LUTIONS THE FIRST CONGRESS GEORGE MASON ANDREW LEWIS. New Duties Laid.—In repealing the Stamp Act theEnghsh government had no intention of yielding to thewishes of the colonies, nor of allowing them to decidethe question of taxation for themselves, as they had clearly the right to do; andin 1767 a new duty waslevied on glass, paper andtea. Lord Botetourt.—LordBotetourt was now gover-nor
. Young people's history of Virginia and Virginians . What has Henrv been called? 21. What did the king do? OF Virginia and Virginians 131 CHAPTER XVII RESISTANCE TO PARLIAMENTARY TAXATION NON-IMPORTATION RESO-LUTIONS THE FIRST CONGRESS GEORGE MASON ANDREW LEWIS. New Duties Laid.—In repealing the Stamp Act theEnghsh government had no intention of yielding to thewishes of the colonies, nor of allowing them to decidethe question of taxation for themselves, as they had clearly the right to do; andin 1767 a new duty waslevied on glass, paper andtea. Lord Botetourt.—LordBotetourt was now gover-nor of Virginia, and was^//y very popular with all classesV of people. His sympathieswere with the Vir-ginians, but as anofficer of the crown Virginians to beCarried to Englandfor Trial.—In addi-t i o n to the newtaxes, Parliament had urged the kingto command thatany person ac^cusedof treason in Vir-speakers CHAIR, HOUSE OF BURGESSES, ginia s h o u 1 d beNOW IN STATE CAPITOL arrcsted and brought to England for trial, which meant that he would be. 132 Young Peoples History dealt with according to the kings pleasure, and no mancould hope for fair treatment under such circumstances. Action of the Burgesses—House Dissolved.—AVhen theBurgesses met they declared that no Virginian should becarried to England to be tried; that no one shovdd levy anytaxes in Virginia save the representatives of the peoplethemselves; and that a copy of these resolutions should besent to all the other colonies. When Governor Botetourtheard of these measures it becamehis duty to dissolve the House ofBurgesses, and he accordingly did Resolutions.—But instead of separating and go-ing to their homes, the membersreassembled at the Raleigh Tav-ern, in Williamsburg, where fur-ther resolutions were drawn up byGeorge Mason, stating that thecolonists would not purchase any-thing more from England or haveany dealings with her until theirwrongs were redressed. Mountedmen took copies of thes
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