22 March 2016

Fwd: 1765: Stamp Act imposed on American colonies



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Date: March 22, 2016 at 6:04:10 AM EDT
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Subject: 1765: Stamp Act imposed on American colonies

This day in History
Mar
22
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1765
Stamp Act imposed on American colonies
In an effort to raise funds to pay off debts and defend the vast new American territories won from the French in the Seven Years' War (1756-1763), the British government passes the Stamp Act on this day in 1765. The legislation levied a direct tax on all materials printed for commercial and legal... read more »
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