In 1765, the Stamp Act Congress convened in New York to draw up colonial grievances against England.

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For decades Puerto Ricans of every political persuasion have pressed Congress unsuccessfully for a resolution to the island's colonial relationship to the United States.

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His courage paid off not only for the soldiers but himself: He was elected to the colonial legislature while the case was underway, and 4 years later would be sent to the Continental Congress.

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