The Stamp Act 1765
By: Dawson Walker
What It Said
-Passed on March 22, 1765 by the Parliament of Great Britain
-Imposed a direct tax on the colonies of British America and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London
-Were legal documents, magazines, playing cards, newspapers, etc.
-Had to be paid in valid British Currency
-Purpose was to help pay for troops stationed in North America after the British won in the Seven Year's War
How The Colonist Reacted
-Many colonist considered it a violation of their rights
-Colonial assemblies sent petitions and protest
-Local protest groups established connections through correspondence that created a loose coalition that extended from new New England to Maryland
-Some protest and demonstrations even became violent