Stamp Act
The stamp act was passed on March 22nd, 1765. The stamp act placed a tax on all paper goods. For example, they taxed ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, playing cards, wills, pamphlets and many other goods. Unlike another taxes that were trying to regulate and stop smuggling, the stamp act was a direct attempt to raise money. Not only to raise money, but to raise money without colonial legislatures approval. Even though, it didn't bring in much income, it still helped pay the costs of defending and protecting the American frontier during the French and Indian War. Some believed that they couldn't do anything to stop this from happening, but then the Virginia House of Burgesses adopted Patrick Henry's Stamp Act Resolves. One of the things this said was that colonists have the same rights of the people in Britain. One main right that they focused on was the right to be taxed by only their own representatives.
The stamp act was passed on March 22nd, 1765. The stamp act placed a tax on all paper goods. For example, they taxed ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, playing cards, wills, pamphlets and many other goods. Unlike another taxes that were trying to regulate and stop smuggling, the stamp act was a direct attempt to raise money. Not only to raise money, but to raise money without colonial legislatures approval. Even though, it didn't bring in much income, it still helped pay the costs of defending and protecting the American frontier during the French and Indian War. Some believed that they couldn't do anything to stop this from happening, but then the Virginia House of Burgesses adopted Patrick Henry's Stamp Act Resolves. One of the things this said was that colonists have the same rights of the people in Britain. One main right that they focused on was the right to be taxed by only their own representatives.
"History.org: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's Official History and Citizenship Website." A Summary of the 1765 Stamp Act : The Colonial Williamsburg Official History & Citizenship Site. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2015.