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English: New Hampshire Gazette announcement of the Stamp Act, October 31, 1765. Date: 31 October 1765: ... Auto white balance: Scene capture type: Standard: IIM ...
The Stamp Act 1765, also known as the Duties in American Colonies Act 1765 (5 Geo. 3. c. 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 .
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Pennsylvania Journal, Stamp Act announcement, October 31, 1765 issue. Items portrayed in this file depicts. media type. image/jpeg. inception. 31 October 1765 Gregorian.
On August 14, 1765, a crowd gathered in Boston under a large elm tree at the corner of Essex Street and Orange Street to protest the Stamp Act. Hanging from the tree was a straw-stuffed effigy labeled "A. O." for Andrew Oliver, the lieutenant-governor of Massachusetts. Beside it hung a boot with its sole painted green.
The Stamp Act 1712 was an act passed in the United Kingdom on March 22nd 1765 to create a new tax on publishers, particularly of newspapers. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The initial assessed rate of tax was one penny per whole newspaper sheet, a halfpenny for a half sheet, and one shilling per advertisement contained within. [ 9 ]
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.
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