The Stamp Act was a new tax that had an effect on all American colonists to pay a tax every piece of printed paper they used. It was passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765. The ship’s used during voyages and shipping goods were all taxed on papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers. Many colonists were not upset because of the cost, since it was relatively low, but the standard it set. England was trying to raise money from the colonies without approval of the legislatures in the colonies. The colonists believed that the door may be open to many taxations in the future without a proposing. Furth more, Patrick Henry’s Stamp Act Resolves was adopted and used by the Virginia House of Burgesses to be taxed only by the representatives
