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The stamp act
By Olivia Adkins and Kaylan Curry
What is the stamp act?
The stamp act was an act of the british parliament, which caused all printed materials to be printed on stamped papers. This act required colonists to pay taxes represented by stamps on various forms of papers like newspapers, documents and even playing cards.
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1. Why did the British government decide to tax the colonies?
The British needed to station a large army in North America as a consequence
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2. Why did the American colonists protest against the Stamp Act?
the Act resulted in violent protests in America and the colonists argued that there should be "No Taxation without Representation" and that it went against the British constitution to be forced to pay a tax to which they had not agreed through representation in Parliament.
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Question 3
What year did the British begin to impose the Stamp Act?
he British needed to station a large army in North America as a consequence and on 22 March 1765
How did the colonies react?
when they found out about the stamp act, the colonies where furious and threw violent protests and said ''there should be no taxtations without a representation'' and that it went against the british constitution
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Summary of Stamp Act
began in 1765 and was caused due to war debts, stamps where put on things like paper and playing cards to show thwy have to pay a tax. this led to very viloent protestes. it ended after parliment voted to repel the stamp act in 1766
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