VIRGINIA RESOLVES is a name applied to several sets of resolutions. The most important were the Virginia Resolves on the Stamp Act. ... They were adopted unanimously that day as a protest against the 1767 Townshend Acts, which had been adopted by the British Parliament after the repeal of the Stamp Act in 1766.

What was the purpose of the Virginia Resolves?

The Virginia Resolves were a series of resolutions passed by the Virginia House of Burgesses in response to the Stamp Act of 1765, which imposed a tax on the British colonies in North America and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London, carrying an embossed ...

What was Patrick Henry's main idea in his Virginia Resolves?

Patrick Henry responded to the Stamp Act with a series of resolutions introduced to the Virginia legislature in a speech. The resolves, adopted by the Virginia legislature, were soon published in other colonies, and helped to articulate America's stance against taxation without representation under the British Crown.