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Stamp Act

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

STAMP ACT

BY JOEY GOLDSTEIN, SAM FRAZER, AND JACK FINFER

WHAT IS IT?

A TAX ON ALL PAPER PLACED BY BRITISH PARLIAMENT IN 1765
Photo by PeggyMelinda

DID THE COLONISTS AGREE?

THE COLONISTS DID NOT LIKE THE STAMP ACT AT ALL. THEY EVEN BURIED A TAX COLLECTOR ALIVE.

WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE STAMP ACT ERA

THE STAMP ACT IS REPEALED MONTHS AFTER BENG PUT IN PLACE.

THE COLONISTS WERE VERY HAPPY.