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What was the stamp act and what things were taxed under this act?
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∙ 11y ago
An act for granting and applying certain stamp duties, and other duties, in the British colonies and plantations in America, towards further defraying the expences of defending, protecting, and securing the same; and for amending such parts of the several acts of parliament relating to the trade and revenues of the said colonies and plantations, as direct the manner of determining and recovering the penalties and forfeitures therein mentioned.
WHEREAS by an act made in the last session of parliament, several duties were granted, continued, and appropriated, towards defraying the expences of defending, protecting, and securing, the British colonies and plantations in America: and whereas it is just and necessary, that provision be made for raising a further revenue within your Majesty's dominions in America, towards defraying the said expences: we, your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the commons of Great Britain in parliament assembled, have therefore resolved to give and grant unto your Majesty the several rates and duties herein after mentioned; and do most humbly beseech your Majesty that it may be enacted, and be it enacted by the King's most excellent majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and commons, in this present parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, That from and after the first day of November, one thousand seven hundred and sixty five, there shall be raised, levied, collected, and paid unto his Majesty, his heirs, and successors, throughout the colonies and plantations in America which now are, or hereafter may be, under the dominion of his Majesty, his heirs and successors,
For every skin or piece of vellum or parchment, or sheet or piece of paper, on which shall be ingrossed, written or printed, any declaration, plea, replication, rejoinder, demurrer, or other pleading, or any copy thereof, in any court of law within the British colonies and plantations in America, a stamp duty of three pence.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe items that were taxed for the stamp act were all documents that were presented as legal. Really, all paper products were stamped to show they had been paid.
For example: Wills, Treaties, and diplomas.
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∙ 8y agoNewspaper,playing cards, paper, college diplomas, anything that had to do with paper resources
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∙ 11y agothe stamp act is when they told you that a stamp a certain stamp had to be on absolutely everything.
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∙ 15y agoThe Stamp Act of 1765 required colonists to pay a tax on newspapers, legal documents, wills, almanacs, pamphlets, and playing cards.
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What was the stamp act. and what things were taxed under this act?
the stamp act is when they told you that a stamp a certain stamp had to be on absolutely everything.
What was the stamp act What things were taxed under this act?
the stamp act is when they told you that a stamp a certain stamp had to be on absolutely everything.
WHAT THINGS WERE TAXED UNDER STAMP ACT?
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What things were taxed under a stamp act?
paper, anything with print so to speak.
What was the stamp act and what was taxed under this act?
the stamp act is when they told you that a stamp a certain stamp had to be on absolutely everything.
What things were taxed under the stamp act?
Under this act,colonists had to buy stamps and place them on all printed documents.
What british law in 1765 taxed newspapers and legal papers?
The Stamp Act was passed by British parliament in 1765. This act taxed all legal papers in the US colonies.
What was the stamp act and things where under the stamp act?
Many things were under the stamp Act, but mostly printed papers.
Was America taxed in the Stamp Act?
Yes, America was taxed in the Stamp Act in 1765
What things were taxed under this act?
the taxes were expensive, but the the things that were taxed was was the sugar, tea, and the stamps.
Why did the colonists protest during the stamp act?
The Stamp Act taxed every colonists directly so the colonists crowd was furious The Stamp Act actually placed a tax on all ads, newspaper articles, and things in that area meaning that the colonists in the 13 colonies would have to pay for them to find out what was going on around their country
What Act passed by England taxed basic goods?
after the British repealed the stamp act they put in another law instead it was called the townshed acts and it taxed things such as lead, paper, tea, glass and paint.
