...The Stamp Act of 1765 is a parliamentary act of Great Britain that touched upon the colonies of British America. This document was based on the imposition of the direct tax on the Thirteen Colonies. The main idea of this document was to make British colonies print their books, newspapers, playing cards and other printed materials on the stamped paper that was produced in London. The Crown made this decision to improve its financial condition, because the treasury of Great Britain required gold. Obviously, the Parliament decided to impose taxes on the country’s colonies. It was impossible to print the smallest announcement without the stamp of the Crown. It is natural that this policy was met violently. People were not ready to such unexpected and meaningless taxes and they protested furiously. The Stamp Act of 1765 caused severe protests in all cities of British America. People could not bear the fact that they did not have their own representatives in the Parliament of Great Britain. Consequently, they did not have the opportunity to influence the structure and character of taxation and its usefulness and sensibility. There were spontaneous demonstrations and rallies in all colonies. The biggest rally was in Boston, where furious crowd destroyed a vice governor’s mansion. Naturally, London decided to resolve this conflict and repealed this Act on 1766. It does not worth mentioning that the Parliament imposed many other similar taxes afterwards, but the colonies opposed...
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...The British enforced the 1765 Stamp Act on March 22, 1765. They did this because they were hoping to raise enough funds to defend the big new American territories won from the French in the Seven Years’ War. It said they were forced to pay a tax on every single piece of printed material such as newspapers, magazines, legal documents, playing cards, diplomas, and legal documents. It was called the Stamp Act because the colonies were supposed to buy paper from Britain that had an official stamp on it that showed they had paid the tax. The French and Indian War was fought between the British American colonies and the French, who had allied with the American Indians. It lasted from 1754 to 1763. The American colonies eventually won the war, but...
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...rebellion. They began to enforce strict laws and restrictions that even negatively impacted English soldiers. Many of the English soldiers were not allowed to go home and were demanded to work as much as they possibly can (Doc D). The War also led to political anarchy with the British as they began to ruin their relations with the colonies. Benjamin Franklin in 1765 in London responded to letters that regarded repeals of tax restrictions in the colonies (Doc G). These letters were just examples of what was to come as the colonists grew more anger towards the British with these restrictions. Although the British defeated the French, and their allies, the Indians, they found themselves in great debt. In order to reduce this debt, the British implemented tax laws on the colonies which only grew the colonists anger. The Stamp Act in 1765 put taxes on common goods such as playing cards, paper and every legal document. Taxes on the colonists were considered unfair and they began to protest buying common british goods. Colonials also protested through newspapers as The Pennsylvania Journal and Weekly Advertiser began to not affix the stamp to their newspaper and instead put a skull and bone (Doc H). The ultimate belief of the British was that the colonists were not paying enough taxes, this ‘belief’ ultimately dismantled the relationship between the colonists and the British (Doc F). The war also helped the colonists realize that they had less liberty and rights than Englishmen (Doc D). The...
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...To understand where our government is at today we must first step back over 200 years and see where we started. In 1765, the American colonies were still under the control of Great Britain, and the French and Indian war had just ended. Britain created the Stamp Act of 1765, this was the first direct tax from King George on the American Colonies. In response to the Stamp Act we see the Stamp Act congress form to petition King George. This is the first time we see colonist form together to petition the king of Britain. The Stamp Act congress won, King George repealed the Stamp Act the same year. In June of 1767 the English parliament passes the Townsend Acts, which placed a new set of taxes of american colonies. Taxing things such as everyday goods like paper an tea. These taxes lead to many colonist boycotting British goods. Following the Boston massacre,...
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...March 22, 1765, Parliament passed an act that would cause an uproar from the colonist of the new world. The Stamp Act put a tax on every piece of paper the colonist used. The colonists viewed this as “taxation without representation” and many colonist wanted to rebel or protest against this act. Right now a meeting is taking place between the leaders of the Sons of Liberty about what to do about this cruel law placed upon us by Parliament. “Violence won’t help the problem, it will only make it worse! We need to use words not actions, we need to write how we feel about the Stamp Act and send it to the King. He will have to listen to us!” cited the well known writer Benjamin Franklin. “We need to act, we already tried to write to the King and it didn’t work, he rejected our declaration and declared the colonies in full rebellion.” stated the well known leader Samuel Adams....
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...Anglicanization Up to 1750 Anglicanization was the process to become more like the English in the mother country. The American Colonists tried this, even though technically they were English. They tried to do this by a couple ways such as socio-economic, homes and fashion, and legal changes. Stamp Act In 1765 the Stamp Act was created in British America. It required the American Colonists to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. The Stamp Act was one of George Grenville's efforts to get the colonists to pay for the 10,000 British soldiers he thought should be kept in the colonies to protect the settlers. The Act was passed by the British parliament. The Great Awakening In New England during the 1730s-60s, a religious...
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...Colonial America is my absolute FAVORITE thing to study, maybe we can use this to compare notes. Random Facts: John Peter Zengar, publisher of the New York Weekly Journal was charged with libel in 1735 for printing negative statements about the governor. His lawyer, Alexander Hamilton convinced the jury John spoke the truth, and that was the beginning of Freedom of the Press. Stamp Act - Passed in 1765, all paper goods had to be taxed and stamped to prove it was paid. Many boycotts broke out where the colonist refused to pay the tax. Stamp agents were sometimes tarred and feathered. The British soldiers were nicknamed Redcoats who were so-called because of their red uniforms. They were also called Lobster-backs. The American soldiers used...
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...As a result of the French and Indian War putting Great Britain into a considerable amount of debt, Britain began to pass many acts and started to tax the colonists. The colonists reacted by creating different assemblies, refusing to listen to Britain, and wanting full independence from Great Britain. The new laws, for example the Stamp Act, created colonists to want to separate even more. The acts passed by Britain caused great tension between the mother country and the colonies which eventually led to several changes to America. One of the acts Britain established was the Stamp Act in 1765 which created numerous reactions. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper...
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...The Growing Tension between Great Britain and the Colonies HIS/110 2/7/2014 Charles Salter The Growing Tension between Great Britain and the Colonies The onset of the American Revolution was something did not occur overnight. There were many significant events that lead to the American Revolution over several decades. More than a few decades of being taxed, but receiving no representation in the British Parliament began to irritate citizens of the newly founded America. Some of the most prominent events were the French and Indian War, Tea Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Act and Coercive Acts. These events eventually sparked the American Revolution when the Colonial people decided they wanted to be free of British ruling (Brinkley, 2007). French and Indian War What motivated the British the most in the French and Indian war was the acquisition of land and generating revenue. The British parliament had depleted a large portion of its funds over several decades of war with other countries. They had knew they had to protect the newly acquired land in present day America because of the wealthy export business potential. The British had more to offer the Indian tribes than their French competitors, which made them a threat to the French. The British had a bad reputation with most Indian tribes because of their unwillingness to cooperate. The Indian tribes viewed the British as arrogant people because they imposed their ways on the Indians rather than accepting...
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...The American colonists were justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain because they forced them to pay unnecessary taxes and ruled over the colonies with British laws. In 1765, Britain needed more money to help finance their debt from other wars that they were involved with. They decided to impose more taxes on the colonies to help them. In March of 1765 they passed the Stamp Act in the colonies. It required colonists to buy a special stamped paper for every legal document, license, newspaper pamphlet and almanac. It also imposed a special “stamp duties” on packages of playing cards and dice. According to Document 2 the Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania by John Dickinson which he states, “ There is another late...
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...Doug Kerr June 14, 2013 History 201 Part One: Early Settlers of the American Colonies Early settlers of the American colonies came to the future United States for a variety of reasons. Settlers set off to the new world and left their families, friends, and homes to start new lives. Under those circumstances, why would they still go? Religious oppression. Both the Protestant and Catholic churches were fighting for power in England. When Britain was under catholic powers, the protestant people were persecuted, and fled to the new world in hopes of being able to worship in their own ways freely. Another reason was economic struggle in Europe. Due to economic struggle, people were losing their jobs and became destitute. When the opportunity to come to the New World arose, many of the struggling people saw it as a way to start over and make their fortune in hope to alleviate the suffering in Europe. Beginning as early as thirty thousand years ago, during the Pre-Columbian Era, Americans came from Asia over a land bridge formed at the Bering Strait during the Ice Age. The new immigrants were gatherers and hunters, known as Native Americans, who reached a population perhaps as many as 100 million spread across Central and South America by the time the Europeans “discovered” the New World. Native Americans development of agriculture provoked new innovations and cultures that would influence America forever ("Study Notes - Free AP Notes," n.d.). During the Middle Ages, Europeans...
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...“A Colonial Family’s Reaction to the Stamp Act” Mr.Adams:“Dear, you would have never known what happened in the post office today”! Mrs.Adams:”What happened”? Mr.Adams:“When I went to the post office they made me pay an extra tax when I bought my newspaper and I don’t know why”? Mrs.Adams:”Yes they had just passed a new law called the Stamp Act”. On February 17, 1765 the Stamp Act had been passed and accepted by the Royal Assent on March 22, 1765. The Stamp Act had taken effect on November 1, 1765, the act had been passed due to the British Parliament that revenue the maintenance to the British Troops in the American colonies after the French and Indian War. In the American colonies the Stamp Act had affected them greatly, the colonist were also indebted to pay extra for the pieces of paper used on a regular basis. The Stamp Act is an imposing stamp duty which requires tax-stamped paper for all newspapers, legal documents, commercial documents, certificates, diplomas, any printed or adorned piece of paper. If the document of paper included the stamp, it showed that the Stamp Act was paid for. After the Stamp Act had been passed and the Quartering Act had become a big key play....
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...The Stamp Act of 1765 was an Act passed by the British parliament, and was very unpopular among the Americans. Its purpose was to require that the Americans needed to pay a tax on every paper that was used. This Act applied to basically any type of paper, whether it was newspaper, legal documents, or maybe pamphlets. The Stamp Act benefited British troops stationed in the colonies; but it affected the Americans in a negative way. Patrick Henry who at the time was Governor of Virginia, passed the Virginia Stamp Act resolves, which proposed the idea that only the Virginia assembly could raise taxes. The Sugar Act of 1764 was passed by Prime Minister George Grenville, it introduced a much cheaper tax on all molasses that arrived in North America from the French West Indies. The tax was three pence per gallon instead of six. This tax promoted the Navigation Acts; it also gave more power to the admiralty courts, and was expected to end colonial smuggling. To the colonist it wasn’t a decrease in tax, it was an obstacle they had to overcome....
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...The Proclamation of 1763, which was issued on October 7th, was when King George the III stopped all settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains. The British benefited from this event. The Stamp Act, issued on March 22, 1765, was a law passed by the British Parliament. It was a tax that colonists had to pay on every piece of printed paper, such as newspapers. The colonists were offended by this. The act was later repealed on March 20,1766. This event was beneficial towards Britain. The Townshend Acts were acts passed in 1767 by Charles Townshend. They were taxes on glass, paint, paper, tea, etc. The colonists successfully boycotted the British goods, making the British lose money. Eventually, Lord North had the taxes repealed, except for the...
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...The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765 (colonial williamsburg.com). This was a tax that was set to all the colonists and made it so that they had to pay a tax for every piece of printed paper they used. The families were unhappy about it. They were outraged! They all wanted to break away from the British government for all of these unfair and intolerable taxes that were inhumane. Would you want to be taxed for paper? I know I wouldn’t. The British government is ridiculous. Yes, they might need to pay for the war that they just had fought, but you don’t need to punish the colonists to do so. Can you imagine how furious the colonists were at such ridiculous taxes? Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed (colonialwilliamburg.com). The Stamp Act of 1765 was the first tax put directly colonists by the British government. The act came at a time when the British Empire was in debt from the French and Indian war. The colonist argued about the acts and refused to pay. They started violent mobs and forced tax collectors into resigning. Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in 1766 because it was causing too much problems with the colonies (history.com). However, the same day, Parliament passed the Declaratory Acts, asserting that the British government had free and total legislative power over the colonies (history.com). There was a family that lived in the times of the stamp act. One of...
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