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The Stamp Act 1765, also known as the Duties in American Colonies Act 1765 (5 Geo. 3.c. 12), was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper from London which included an embossed revenue stamp.
The Stamp Act Congress (October 7 – 25, 1765), also known as the Continental Congress of 1765, was a meeting held in New York City in the colonial Province of New York.It included representatives from most of the British colonies in North America, which sought a unified strategy against newly imposed taxes by the British Parliament, particularly the Stamp Act.
The Stamp Act 1765 (short title Duties in American Colonies Act 1765; 5 Geo. 3. c. c. 12) was a direct tax imposed by the British Parliament on the colonies of British America .
A 1765 handbill, announcing an upcoming "Sons of Liberty" public event. The Sons of Liberty was founded to advance the rights of the colonists and to fight taxation by the British government. It played a major role in most colonies in battling the Stamp Act in 1765 [1] and throughout the entire period of the American Revolution. Historian David ...
or the Stamp Act 1765 (repealed) ... British Settlements in Africa, etc. Act 1764 [22] or the Trade with Africa and Senegal Act [23] (repealed) 5 Geo. 3. c. 44. 25 ...
The Stamp Act of 1765 required various printed materials in the colonies to use stamped paper produced in London, and was effectively a tax on the colonies. [3] The direct imposition of a tax on the colonies by Parliament was controversial, due to the common English belief that the people could only be taxed by their own representatives.
The archive includes a unique proof sheet of 26 Revenue 1765 Newspaper and Pamphlet one penny impressions showing the registration certificate. These were issued to apply the Stamp Act of 1765 intended to raise taxes to fund the defence of the American Colonies.
In 1765 when the British government brought in a Stamp Act for its North American colonies, Hughes was recommended by Franklin—who was in London—to be appointed as the official stamp distributor for Pennsylvania, a potentially lucrative office. However, the proposed introduction of the Act triggered violent protests along the Atlantic ...