The colonists' response to this act that went into effect Nov. 1, 1765: "No taxation without representation"
... One of the 
most serious riots took place in New York on the night of 1st November 1765,... [DOC] [TLE] The Stamp Act and the Sons and Daughters of Liberty | US History I ... [PAR] Explain the purpose of the 1765 Stamp Act; Describe the colonial responses to 
the Stamp ... as expressed in the famous slogan no taxation without 
representation.