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The Stamp Act placed taxes on various documents, saying the taxes would be used for defense of the colonies.

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What is the significance of the Stamp Act of 1765?

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What act taxed legal documents diplomas wills marriage licences playing cards dice almanacs?

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Which british act levied various documents and articles in the American colonies?

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Why was the stamp act so unpopular among colonists?

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What was the first direct tax Britain placed on the colonists?

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What British act levied an interanl tax on various documents and articles?

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This British act is levied an internal tax on various documents and articles in the American colonies?

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Is it true that the Stamp Act placed a high tax on documents licenses playing cards and pamphlets?

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The Stamp Act of 1765, was a tax that would be paid by purchasing a stamp, and the stamp would be placed on the article that an individual was in the market for. The act would require stamps for newspapers, legal documents, playing cards, ship's papers, and the like.