Though the bill was passed by Congress last July it was not placed ... and although it did not require that its provisions relating to stamp duties should be complied will until Oct. 1, it has ...

Explore major battles, declarations, and treaties from 1765–1783. Learn how colonists defeated the British Empire.

Nine of the 13 colonies later that year met together in a joint Stamp Act Congress and adopted measures in opposition to the levies. The strong reaction throughout the colonies caused Parliament ...

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Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Harlow Unger discussed the implementation and effects of the Stamp Act on the American Colonies in 1765. That law required that some ...

In 1765, England found a new way to raise money from the American colonies: The Stamp Act. The recent war with France had expanded England’s empire, but left its treasury depleted. In the spring ...