Thursday, October 31, 2024

Question: What organization opposed the Stamp Act in North Carolina?

Answer: The Sons of Liberty formed as a secret underground society due to social and political fallout from the Seven Years War, which many historians consider The First World War. The North Carolina chapter formed one of the most active Patriot intercolonial associations. The group also took issue with the Stamp Act being passed by Parliament instead of by the local assemblies—the traditional way to pass tax bills at that time.

Bonus info: Members of North Carolina’s Sons of Liberty chapter included political leaders such as John Ashe, James Moore, Hugh Waddell, Cornelius Harnett, Moses John De Rosset, Maurice Moore, and other assemblymen.