The Stamp Act Congress of 1765 petitioned the king and the Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act because
a. the tax gave London merchants an unfair advantage in the colonial trade
b. the price of the stamps was more than the colonists could afford
c. it believed that only the colonial assemblies could place taxes on the colonies
d. the method of selling the stamps was unworkable
e. they believed that external taxes were intrinsically unfair
Answer: C