# Parson's Cause — WHE Definition Discussion (1-22542) **URL:** \ **Category:** WHE Articles\ **Created:** [January 11, 2024, 10:01am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/parsons-cause-whe-definition-discussion-1-22542/18867 "2024-01-11T10:01:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
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The Parson's Cause was a legal and political controversy that arose in the British colony of Virginia in the early 1760s. In response to the royal veto of the Two Penny Act, a policy passed by Virginia's House of Burgesses, a young lawyer named Patrick Henry successfully argued that the king had no right to interfere with colonial tax policies. * * * _This is a companion discussion topic for the original definition at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Parson's\_Cause/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Parson's_Cause/)._ * * * **Join the Conversation** - Anything here you'd push back on? - Which part did you find most interesting, and why? - What did you think about this definition? Is there anything you'd like to ask about this definition? Ask away — and if you spot something that should be covered, that's useful to know too. ---
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