The "Virginia Resolves" stated that
A) Virginians should not be required to pay taxes.
B) the English government had no authority over the economic activities of Virginians.
C) anyone who supported the right of Parliament to tax was an enemy of the colony.
D) independence from England was the only solution to the tax crisis.
E) Virginia must do its part to reimburse England for the cost of colonial defense.

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The "Virginia Resolves" were a series of resolutions passed by the Virginia House of Burgesses in response to the Stamp Act of 1765, asserting that only the Virginia assembly could legally tax Virginia residents. One of the resolves stated that anyone who supported the right of Parliament to tax Virginians was an enemy of the colony, reflecting the growing sentiment against taxation without representation.

The "Virginia Resolves" Stated That