Most states wished to place conditions on ratification, which Congress refused toaccept. ... Maryland held out the longest, only ratifying the Articles after Virginia relinquished its claims on land north of the Ohio River to Congress. The Articles<span>finally took effect on March 1, 1781.<-------FIRST QUESTION </span>The Stamp Act<span> was passed by the British Parliament on March 22,</span>1765<span>. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed.SECOND QUESTION </span><span>On this day in 1774, the </span>First Continental Congress<span> sends a respectful </span>petition to King George<span> III to inform his majesty that if it had not been for the acts of oppression forced upon the colonies by the British Parliament, the American people would be standing behind British rule.Third question</span>
