Federal Duck Stamp

Two actions which had the most impact on the decision to declare independence from Britain were the Stamp Act and the Boston Massacre. The Stamp Act was a new kind of tax for the colonists. The Stamp Act made the colonists question the power of the Parliament. “If the British can pass the Stamp Act, imagine what other taxes they might pass in the future?” The Boston Massacre changed the view of both the colonists and the British. During this tragic occurrence, five people were killed, including…

There was a fundamental difference between Whigs and Tories before and after the Stamp Act took place, there were also similarities between the two before and after. The main reason the Stamp Act had such a big influence on the two political philosophies is because it was the beginning of a major polarization shift of the two idealisms. Being a moderate was becoming less and less legitimate. At this point, both Whigs and Tories cherished English law and liberties, but they understood that…

The Stamp Act was a law that was passed by the British Parliament on May 22, 1765. It was required for every American colonist to pay tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Some examples of printed paper that would be taxed could be ship’s papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, and even playing cards. The money that was being collected from the taxes was used to pay for the war debt from the French and Indian Wars and for protecting the American Frontier near the Appalachian…

What the Stamp Act did in 1765 What would you do if all your countries money was gone in the war? Well in the case, that’s what happen to the British during the French and Indian War or also known as the Seven Years Wars. The high cost of the war led to taxes being implemented to the colonist to repay the debt. Series of acts were passed “taxation without representation” to help tax for a flow of money to the motherland. The act that made the colonist very angry the most was the, Stamp Act.…

and 1777. This was the period where the colonies distrust in the crown reached its maximum point. It started with the Stamp Act which was imposed by the Parliament and Prime Minister in 1764 to help pay for the French and Indian war. This act made it so all official documents such as newspapers, books, obituaries and anything else that needed to be done on paper had to have a stamp from England, which was taxed. It wasn’t the tax itself that angered the colonist, it was the fact that they were…

The most notable were the Sugar, Stamp and Townshend act which help lead to the Boston massacre after that Tea and Coercive acts which all lead to the actions taken by the colonist. The Sugar Act of 1764 lowered duties on French Molasses but raised the fine for smuggling of it. It also…

Since the French and Indian War had just happened, Britain was in a lot of debt, so they decided to exploit the American Colonies so they could create greater revenue to pay off the debt and regain economic stability. The debt was so huge that it made the British government fall apart, thus it lead to conflicts that ultimately caused the Revolutionary war (Kindig, 1995). The British government decided to impose a series of taxes or navigation acts on the colonists to pay off the debt (Radojini;…

were to be stationed on the American frontier for this purpose (Santayana, 2015). It required the coloniests to pay a tax stamps on every piece of printed paper they used, including licenses, newspaper, playing cards, legal documents, almanacs, and other publications. Failure to do this resulted in facing juryless trials in the vice-admiralty courts. The colonists viewed The Stamp Act as a direct attempt of Great Britain to raise money in the colonies without the approval of the colonial…

The American Revolution was undoubtedly one of the best examples in American history to show the ability of a nation’s people grouping up together to rise and defeat an insufficient government. When a government, like the British at time, fails to care for its people and take advantage of them, colonists will become impatient and anxious for their rights. At the time, without a doubt, the American Revolution was flared by a chain of events in the colonies. One of the most damaging events was the…

John Adams, in a letter to William Cushing explains that, “Objects of the most stupendous magnitude, and measure in which the lives and liberties of millions yet unborn are intimately interested, are now before us. We are in the very midst of a revolution the most complete, unexpected and remarkable of any in the history of nations” (Adams 1776). Adams speaks true, our colonies are in the midst of a revolution, but prior to this we colonists have lived a rather simple life, having the protection…