Stamps

In March of 1765, British Parliament passed the Stamp Act. The American colonists had not been paying their taxes for quite a while, so Parliament decided to begin taxing them on every piece of printed paper they bought. This included all licenses, newspapers, legal and ship documents, even tobacco and playing cards. The revenue from the collected taxes was used to keep peace between the Native Americans and the colonists. However, the new taxes made the colonists very upset, they did not…

Stamp Act On March 22nd 1765 the way the peaceful colonist lived would be changed. On that day, the Stamp Act was released. The Stamp Act was a law that was set to go into action on November 1st 1765. The Stamp Act said that every newspaper, legal document, liquor license, certificate, diploma, contract, calendar, almanac, wills, Bills of Sales and license be taxed. It affected all colonists and everyone showed resentment towards it. The colonists were outraged and did I not want to pay this tax…

Stamp act- The Stamp Act of 1765 was passed by the British Parliament which meant all Americans were required to pay tax on each individual piece of paper they used, such as legal documents, newspapers, license etc. The money that was collected by the tax collectors was used to help protect the American frontier near the Appalachian Mountains. The actual cost of the tax was evidently small but what made the law so cruel to colonist (Americans) was not the instant cost of the tax but the standard…

The Stamp Act, passed in 1765, was the first British Act enacted that directly affected the colonists. This act placed a mandate on all paper goods. Colonists were required to buy and place stamps on all paper products including playing cards, wills, and contracts. Since this was affecting the colonists directly, their response was notable. Sam Adams, a colonial rebel, formed a group called Sons of Liberty. The Sons of Liberty rebelled against British policies, fought taxation and protected the…

I can remember this dreadful experience like it was yesterday… it was March 22, 1765. The Stamp act was passed by the British parliament. It was exposed to all the American Colonist, including me. It caused every colonist to pay taxes on every piece of printed paper they needed and used. Such as ship’s papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, and other publications. You even get taxed for playing cards. After the French and Indian war, the British government had many depts. The war had…

Americans saw the British supervision as an intrusion. In 1765, prime ministers Grenville took a step up on his revenue tax, with the Stamp Act. This act placed a tax on all paper used for official documents, such as licenses, wills, newspapers, and cargo lists for ships. All of these required a stamp to prove that the tax had been paid. Unlike the Sugar Act, the Stamp Act wasn't to regulate things within the country but just to raise money. The news of the act reached the colonists about…

THE STAMP ACT OF 1765! “Hang onto your hats here we go.” It was 1765, and the Stamp Act was released. I did not care, but my parents seemed to care. I did not know what the big deal was. I was at school at the time. I wanted to know why my mom was so upset, but my dad said not to worry about it. Being only a young child of nine, I went on about my daily routine and forgot about the worry my parents were experiencing. After a few years we could not afford the house.We had to pay a lot of…

The stamp act played a big role in this time period. The stamp act was a tax on ALL paper documents in the colonies. The british were the ones enforcing this law because they believed that they had the right to impose taxes. The british had made this law to try and help them get out of debt from 7 years war. The colonists thought that it was not fair for the british to create the stamp act. Later on the british would also make the townsend act in 1767. This act made it to where the colonists…

Declarations of the Stamp Act Congress (1765) The Stamp Act Congress was a meeting held in New York City on October 1765. This meeting consisted of representatives form some of the British Colonies. This gathering of elected colonial representatives was a protest against the new British taxation passed by Parliament. This taxation was the Stamp Act which required colonists to use only special stamped paper for all business in the colonies. The Stamp Act Congress met in October, but the Stamp…

The Sugar and Stamp Acts were passed through the years 1763 to 1765. Both were unwanted taxes placed on American Colonists to raise revenue. Because both were unwanted many acts of rebellion or simple discussions took place. The Sugar Act was passed in 1764 by George Grenville, Prime Minster, 1763-1765. This act placed a tax on all molasses and sugar and to regulate trade. The Sugar Act was passed to enforce the Molasses Act of 1733. The Molasses Act was a tax of only six pence per gallon or…