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Stamp Act Project

Published on Apr 19, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

STAMP ACT OF 1765

BY SHEA, NATE, BAILEY

WHAT WAS THE STAMP ACT?

  • Tax that made colonists buy a stamp or seal when buying paper items. Paper items include legal documents, licenses, newspapers, pamphlets and playing cards
  • It was recommended Minister Greenville
  • It was passed on March 22, 1765 to start November 1, 1765.
  • If the stamp was not bought, colonists could be fined or sent to jail.
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EFFECT OF THE ACT

  • The colonists did not approve this tax because they saw it as the first attempt to raise money by taxing the colonists directly
  • The colonists protested these taxes.
  • Some colonists even formed the Sons of Liberty, a secret group that is known for The Boston Tea Party (1773)
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REPEALING THE ACT

  • In 1765, delegates from nine colonies met to discuss the Stamp Acts.
  • Everyone wanted the Stamp Act to be repealed, even London merchants.
  • The Stamp Act was repealed on March 18, 1766. Shortly after, the Declaratory Acts were passed, which said that Parliament could make laws for the colonies.

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