The Stamp Act Congress<span> or </span>First Congress of the American Colonies<span> was a meeting held between October 7 and 25, 1765 in </span>New York City<span>, consisting of representatives from some of the </span>British colonies in North America<span>; it was the first gathering of elected representatives from several of the American colonies to devise a unified protest against new British taxation.</span>
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1.Athenian democracy developed around the sixth century BC in the Greek city-state (known as a polis) of Athens, comprising the city of Athens and the surrounding territory of Attica. Athenian democracy is often described as the first known democracy in the world.
2.Ancient Athens had direct democracy because people of Athens were directly bringing decision in the country, through political bodies they have established. The most important one was Assembly (Ecclesia).
3.Socialism didn't exist back then. Dictators would be thrown out through the process of Ostracism. Last monarch in Athens in Codro was removed from his position.
4.The political system of ancient Athens differs from the political system of the US today in that Ancient Athens had a direct democracy, while the United States has a representative democracy. In a direct democracy every citizen votes on every decision that is made, while in a representative democracy every citizen votes to elect public officers, that will represent them in making decisions on how to run the country.
5.During the Golden Age of Athens a tribute was a tax paid to the empire. The word continued to be used, for instance in Latin America most people needed to pay a tribute to the Spanish crown.
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Prohibiting slavery in the territories.
Explanation:
According to the ruling it was decided that Congress had exceeded their authority when ratifying the Missouri Compromise, and therefore "had no power to forbid or abolish slavery in the territories west of Missouri and north of latitude 36°30" (Britannica.com).
Answer:
The British government did not have the same interests as the colonists
Explanation:
During the later European wars of the 1700s, tensions between the British Empire, and the American Colonies grew. The British were interested in maintaining control over the colonies in order to extract resources from them via taxation.
The American Colonies were interested in keeping the great degree of indendependence that they were accustomed to, and were demanding no taxation without representation.
This tensions gradually grew over time and finally led to the American Revolutionary War.
