USA HISTORY

THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774

THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR CAUSES EFFECTS SUMMARY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why did England pass the Stamp Act?
A
They needed to raise money to keep the Indians from attacking the settlers.
B
They needed to raise money to keep the French out of the colonies?
C
They need to raise money to pay off their war debts.
D
The French owed them money.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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-3: -Where was the money made from the Stamp Act supposed to go? The money was supposed to go to Parliament to pay war debts and to pay for the British soldiers protecting the American colonies.

Detailed explanation-4: -Stamp Act of 1765 (1765) 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-5: -Stamp Act. Parliament’s first direct tax on the American colonies, this act, like those passed in 1764, was enacted to raise money for Britain. It taxed newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, broadsides, legal documents, dice, and playing cards.

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