[january 2, 1766.] at philadelphia, the heart-and-hand fire company has expelled mr. hughes, the stamp
man for that colony. the freemen of talbot county, in maryland, have erected a gibbet [gallows] before the
door of the court-house, twenty feet high, and have hanged on it the effigies of a stamp informer in chains
till the stamp act shall be repealed; and have resolved, unanimously, to hold in utter contempt and
abhorrence every stamp officer, and every favorer of the stamp act, and to "have no communication with
any such person, not even to speak to him, unless to upbraid him with his baseness." so triumphant is the
spirit of liberty everywhere. such a union was never before known in america."
read the excerpt and answer the question below.
in this excerpt from his diary, how does john adams say americans are expressing their feelings about the stamp act?
a. they have quietly sent letters of appeal to england.
b. they are obeying the law as loyal citizens of the colony,
c. they are dramatically showing their opposition.
d. they are dissatisfied with the law and may notest