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An act passed by the British Parliament in 1756 that raised revenue from the American Colonies by a duty in the form of a stamp required on all newspapers and legal or commercial documents; opposition by the Colonies resulted in the repeal of the act in 1766

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In 1765 the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which imposed the first direct tax on the American colonies.

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What was the stamp act and what was taxed under this act?

the stamp act is when they told you that a stamp a certain stamp had to be on absolutely everything.


What was the stamp act. and what things were taxed under this act?

the stamp act is when they told you that a stamp a certain stamp had to be on absolutely everything.


What was the stamp act What things were taxed under this act?

the stamp act is when they told you that a stamp a certain stamp had to be on absolutely everything.


What is another word for the stamp act?

The Stamp Act can also be referred to as the Stamp Duty Act.


What act put a tax on paper products?

The stamp tax was the tax that taxed paper.


What act was after the stamp act?

The Townshend Acts succeeded the Stamp Act and was passed by the British Parliament in 1767.


Which came first the Declaratory act or the Stamp Act?

The Stamp Act came before the Quartering Act.


Do you have pictures of the stamp act?

They did not have cameras during the stamp Act.


When did the stamp act pass?

the stamp act was passed in 1765


What was the stamp act and things where under the stamp act?

Many things were under the stamp Act, but mostly printed papers.


What law put a tax on all paper goods in the colonies?

the royal proclamation


The salient features of Indian stamp act 1899?

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