Question

Why did it take the states so long to ratify the Articles of Confederation? What was the Stamp Act of 1765? The First Continental Congress sent a petition to King George. What did it proclaim?

Answer 1

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 Articlesfinally took effect on March 1, 1781.<-------FIRST QUESTION                                 The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22,1765. 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                       On this day in 1774, the First Continental Congress sends a respectful petition to King George 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