(1) The earliest example of American disobedience is the rebellion over the Stamp Act. The American people were furious with the British for enacting the Stamp Act, the the first direct tax on the colonies after a period of neglect. (2) The colonists revolted, organizing protests, signing petitions, and declaring, 'No taxation without representation
and got the Stamp Act repealed. (3) However it was only with disobedience on the part of the colonists that the British decided to repeal the Stamp Act. (4) Otherwise, it would
have set a precedent for the British to continue directly taxing the colonists. (5) Eventually the colonists became fed up with being colonies and launched future acts of
disobedience to gain independence.
Which version of sentence 5 best develops the relationship between the Stamp Act and other American acts of rebellion which followed?
As it is now
Eventually the colonists became fed up with being colonies and launched their next act of disobedience, the American Revolution, which led to Independence.
The Declaration of Independence, which came next, included the Stamp Act in its list of 27 grievances.
The Stamp Act was included in the grievances later listed in the Declaration of Independence, which led to the American Revolution, another act of disobedience.