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| − | The '''Stamp Act of 1765''' was legislation passed by the | + | The '''Stamp Act of 1765''' was legislation passed by the British Parliament which required that all legal documents, permits, commercial contracts, newspapers, wills, pamphlets and playing cards in the [[American]] colonies be taxed. They were given a special tax stamp to show the tax was paid.<ref>http://ahp.gatech.edu/stamp_act_bp_1765.html</ref> Parliament passed this act to help repay lenders from the expensive [[French and Indian War]]. |
Opposition to the Stamp Act was fierce, and gave rise to the slogan "no taxation without representation." The American colonists threatened to tar and feather the tax collectors so few were willing to collect this tax. It was repealed on March 18th, 1765.<ref>http://virtualology.com/stampactcongress.com/</ref> | Opposition to the Stamp Act was fierce, and gave rise to the slogan "no taxation without representation." The American colonists threatened to tar and feather the tax collectors so few were willing to collect this tax. It was repealed on March 18th, 1765.<ref>http://virtualology.com/stampactcongress.com/</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 02:28, January 14, 2009
The Stamp Act of 1765 was legislation passed by the British Parliament which required that all legal documents, permits, commercial contracts, newspapers, wills, pamphlets and playing cards in the American colonies be taxed. They were given a special tax stamp to show the tax was paid.[1] Parliament passed this act to help repay lenders from the expensive French and Indian War.
Opposition to the Stamp Act was fierce, and gave rise to the slogan "no taxation without representation." The American colonists threatened to tar and feather the tax collectors so few were willing to collect this tax. It was repealed on March 18th, 1765.[2]