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A stamp tax has been imposed on the British subjects of North America. As part of a piece of legislation named the Stamp Act, Parliament is intent on raising funds for what it claims is the defense of her empire through the taxation of various essential goods.
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The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed.
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Stamp Act 1765 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Stamp Act of 1765 (short title Duties in American Colonies Act 1765 ; 5 George III, c. 12) was a tax imposed by the British Parliament on the colonies of British America. The act required that...
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The Stamp Act was introduced by the British prime minister George Grenville and passed by the British Parliament in 1765 as a means of raising revenue in the American colonies. The Stamp Act required all legal documents, licenses, commercial contracts, newspapers, pamphlets, and playing cards to carry a tax stamp.
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www.lexrex.com/enlightened/laws/stampact.htm
www.lexrex.com/enlightened/laws/stampact.htm
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As part of an effort to defray the burgeoning expense of running the empire, Parliament passed the Stamp Act in March 1765. The law was to become effective in the colonies on November 1 and was announced by Prime Minister George Grenville many months in advance;
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On March 22, 1765, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, a revenue-raising measure under which all pamphlets, almanacs, newspapers, bonds, notes, leases, insurance policies, and legal papers had thenceforward to be issued on stamped paper that could only be purchased from the king's officers.
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jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2004/03/march-22-this-day-at-law-stamp-act.htm
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The Stamp Tax is Imposed and the colonist oppose ... It was considered a “shocking act”. The colonist considered the act unconstitutional, a tax had been imposed and they had no need to heed the taxes. The Virginia House of Burgesses was nearing the end of its session when word of the Stamp Act reached it.
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www.historycentral.com/revolt/stamptax.html
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On March 22, 1765, the Stamp Act was passed by Parliament without debate and was to become effective November 1 of that year. The apparent purpose was to raise £60,000 yearly in the colonies in order to help support the cost of maintaining British troops there, a cost totaling £350,000 annually.
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www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/history/stamp-act.html
www.indiana.edu/~liblilly/history/stamp-act.html
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The Stamp Act was repealed because the merchants of the Stamp Act boycotted the English goods which the distributors were forced to resign and the stamps were destroyed.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_was_the_stamp_act_repeale...
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