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The role of Stamp Act in the history of the United States of America. ... 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...
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First direct British tax on American colonists. ... Elsewhere on the Web: More on the Stamp Act; Find out more about the paper tax that got the colonists so upset. ... Resolutions of the Stamp Act; Read for yourself how Great Britain tried to unfairly tax the American colonists.
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www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/stampactdef.htm
www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/stampactdef.htm
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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 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A stamp act is a law enacted by government that requires a tax to be paid on the transfer of certain documents. The stamp act was considered upsetting to some people. Those that pay the tax receive ...
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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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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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USA-project, essays-area, The Sugard and Stamp Act. An essay by Gerben Zaagsma ... FRtR > Essays > The Stamp Act and the Sugar Act...
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The Stamp Act was Parliament's first serious attempt to assert governmental authority over the colonies. Great Britain was faced with a massive national debt following the Seven Years War.
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www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/stampact.htm
www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/stampact.htm
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