
The 1765 Stamp Act, mandating tax stamps on printed materials in the American colonies, ignited widespread colonial resistance. This required colonists to pay a tax on legal documents, newspapers, pamphlets, playing cards,... Read more »

The Stamp Act of 1765, requiring all legal documents, newspapers, pamphlets, and playing cards in the American colonies to carry a tax stamp, had a significant and lasting impact on the relationship... Read more »