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Stamp Act 1765 - Wikipedia
19 Feb 2026 at 10:17am
The Stamp Act 1765 was very unpopular among colonists. A majority considered it a violation of their rights as Englishmen to be taxed without their consent?consent that only the colonial legislatures could grant. Their slogan was "No taxation without representation".

Stamp Act | History, Definition, Facts, & Riots | Britannica
16 Feb 2026 at 8:05am
Stamp Act, first British parliamentary attempt (in 1765) to raise revenue through direct taxation of all American colonial commercial and legal papers, newspapers, pamphlets, cards, almanacs, and dice.

Stamp Act of 1765 | Meaning, Reaction, Facts - AmericanRevolution.org
19 Feb 2026 at 7:11am
The Stamp Act of 1765 was a law implemented in the Thirteen Colonies by the British government, which introduced a new tax payable on most printed media. In this guide, we?ve explained what the Stamp Act did, why it was implemented, and how the colonists reacted to the new law.

Stamp Act (1765) | Overview, Significance, History
19 Feb 2026 at 5:20pm
The Stamp Act of 1765 was an act of Parliament that levied taxes on the American colonies for the purpose of raising revenue for the British Treasury. The bill received Royal Assent from King George III on March 22, 1765, and went into effect on November 1.

Stamp Act - Fact, Reaction & Legacy | HISTORY
15 Feb 2026 at 7:09am
The Stamp Act of 1765 was the first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British Parliament.

Stamp Act - World History Encyclopedia
15 Feb 2026 at 6:22pm
The Stamp Act of 1765 was the first direct tax imposed on the 13 American colonies by the Parliament of Great Britain. It required the colonists to pay a tax on all printed materials including newspapers, legal documents, magazines, and playing cards.

The Stamp Act, 1765 - Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
19 Feb 2026 at 11:36am
On March 22, 1765, the British Parliament passed the ?Stamp Act? to help pay for British troops stationed in the colonies during the Seven Years? War. The act required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards.

The Stamp Act - US History
19 Feb 2026 at 11:36am
The Stamp Act was Parliament's first serious attempt to assert governmental authority over the colonies. Great Britain was faced with a massive national debt following the Seven Years War.

What Was the Stamp Act Congress and Why Did It Matter
19 Feb 2026 at 11:29am
The Sugar Act of 1764 established the confusion with new taxation within the colonies, and the Stamp Act further muddied the waters by wording the legislation in a way that allowed colonial assemblies to frame the argument between these two distinct forms of taxation.

The Stamp Act - Colonial Williamsburg
18 Feb 2026 at 11:59am
The Stamp Act is a tax on paper products like playing cards. Virginians are outraged because Parliament is continuing to attempt to legislate a tax without consulting them.



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