Stamp Act

- Passed by Parliament on March 22, 1765

-Direct tax on the British American colonies

-For every American Colonist

-Required the colonists to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper that they used.

Examples include:

-Ship papers

-Legal Documents

-Licenses

-Newspapers

-Playing cards

The colonists were angered by this and soon the act was repealed on March 18, 1766

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