The Stamp Tax
The "Stamp Act".
An act passed by the British Parliament in 1756 that raised revenue from the American Colonies by a duty in the form of a stamp required on all newspapers and legal or commercial documents; opposition by the Colonies resulted in the repeal of the act in 1766
The Stamp Act levied this tax, and it made the colonists very angry since they had no say in the matter. The Stamp Act quickly became one of the reasons many of the colonists wanted independence from England.The Stamp Act levied this tax, and it made the colonists very angry since they had no say in the matter. The Stamp Act quickly became one of the reasons many of the colonists wanted independence from England.The Stamp Act levied an internal tax on various documents and articles in the American colonies.
the colonies paid tax to british but had no repersenatives there
American colonies' break from British rule
The Stamp Act 1765 was an act of British Parliament levying a tax on the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on legal and commercial documents. It was repealed in 1766.
i think it is called the stamp act
Salutary neglect
The American Revolution was the war between the thirteen colonies and British mercantilism.
The laws parliament passed increase British control in the American colonies since they lowered taxes.
The Stamp Act of 1765 required colonists to attach tax stamps to newspapers and legal documents in order to raise revenue for the British government and to help cover the costs of maintaining British troops in the American colonies.
The American Revolution transformed thirteen British colonies into fourteen states.