THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
SONS OF LIBERTY RESISTANCE TO THE STAMP ACT AND BRITISH RULE
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the king hoped the tax would ease tensions
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it was the first tax passed on goods and not trade
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it was a reward tax ti the colonists for fighting in the french and indian war
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it allowed colonists to build better trade relations with the natives
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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 Stamp Act of 1765 was ratified by the British parliament under King George III. It imposed a tax on all papers and official documents in the American colonies, though not in England.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1765, after not collecting enough money from sugar, Britain passed the Stamp Act. It taxed any official documents by requiring them to have a Parliamentary Stamp on it. In this way, the tax couldn’t be avoided or “smuggled” around-otherwise the person avoiding the tax would have an illegal document.
Detailed explanation-4: -Stamp Act, (1765), in U.S. colonial history, first British parliamentary attempt to raise revenue through direct taxation of all colonial commercial and legal papers, newspapers, pamphlets, cards, almanacs, and dice.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Stamp Act of 1765 was a tax to help the British pay for the French and Indian War. The British felt they were well justified in charging this tax because the colonies were receiving the benefit of the British troops and needed to help pay for the expense.