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The Stamp Act: French And Indian War

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The stamp act was created in hopes of bringing in money to help pay for the French and Indian war. The act placed taxes on almost all paper transactions, although this didn’t last long the colonist still had a sour attitude towards England for this selfish decision. The colonist anger lead to mass rallies, parades and bonfires. They had so much hatred towards the stamp act because it took almost all of their earnings they made making it very hard to survive. By the time of the effective date of the stamp act it was just a piece of paper. The act was never effective due to the colonist revenge and retaliation. 2. When Grenville proposed the stamp act to the Parliament only one person acknowledge objections to the right to tax the colonies
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