Virginia’s House of Burgesses criticizes taxation without representation
On May 16, 1769, Virginia’s House of Burgesses passes a resolution calling Britain’s taxes on the American colonies illegal. Though Virginia’s royal governor promptly fired back by disbanding the House of Burgesses, the dissenting legislators were undeterred. During a later meeting held at the Raleigh Tavern in Williamsburg, Virginia’s delegates gave their support to the […]