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“A Colonial Families Reaction to the Stamp Act” Jonathon Morris 1645 - 12th Street Tell City, Indiana 47586 812-548-8993 8th Grade Tell City Jr-Sr High School Jonathon.Morris@k12.in.us Lafayette Spring Word Count: 530 The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament in 1765. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and were required them to pay a tax on every piece of paper they used. The actual cost of the Stamp Act was relatively small. Opposition to the Stamp Act was not limited to the colonies. The Stamp Act was very unpopular among colonists. The Stamp Act was repealed on March 18, 1766. It pressured The British Parliament and was opposed by colonists. British merchants and manufacturers whose exports to the colonies were threatened by …show more content…

On February 21, 1766 The Stamp Act was repealed. The Stamp Act caused so much problems such as The Tea Act which angered The Sons of Liberty. It also caused the Molasses and Sugar Acts. These are some of the items that were affected by The Stamp Act: Wills, diplomas, calendars, and newspapers. The Stamp Act differed from The Sugar Act. The Sugar Act and Stamp Act are very different from each other. Forging or counterfeiting stamps was a crime punishable by death. The Stamp Act was considered an “internal tax”. The Stamp Act made people use British money and not colonial money. Stamp Acts were very profound in Great Britain. Any document without the required stamp would be considered null and void. Some states experienced bankruptcy. Violent protests were very low in the Caribbean. The Stamp Act and other acts were all in the intolerable acts. The Stamp Act was passed by British Parliament. It was considered a violation to Englishmen. The Stamp Act was very frustrating to many colonists. Violation of stamps or not paying the cost of paper taxes resulted in punishable

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