SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND
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It was the first internal tax passed by Parliament against the colonies.
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It was the first trade tax passed by Parliament against the colonies.
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It was the first tax on passed by Parliament against the Ohio River Valley.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -British Parliament passed the Stamp Act to help replenish their finances after the costly Seven Years’ War with France. Part of the revenue from the Stamp Act would be used to maintain several regiments of British soldiers in North America to maintain peace between Native Americans and the colonists.
Detailed explanation-2: -The British needed to station a large army in North America as a consequence and on 22 March 1765 the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which sought to raise money to pay for this army through a tax on all legal and official papers and publications circulating in the colonies.
Detailed explanation-3: -11) On March 22, 1765, the British Parliament passed the “Stamp Act” to help pay for British troops stationed in the colonies during the Seven Years’ War. The act required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Stamp Act was passed on March 22, 1765, leading to an uproar in the colonies over an issue that was to be a major cause of the Revolution: taxation without representation. Enacted in November 1765, the controversial act forced colonists to buy a British stamp for every official document they obtained.
Detailed explanation-5: -Significance of the Stamp Act Congress The Stamp Act Congress was a significant historical event in the American Revolution because it was the first unified meeting of the American colonies to respond to British taxation.