The Stamp Act of 1765, requiring colonists in British North America to pay a tax on printed materials, was met with fierce resistance. Colonists argued that they were being taxed without representation... Read more »
The 1766 elimination of a controversial tax levied on legal documents, newspapers, pamphlets, playing cards, and dice in the American colonies marked a significant turning point in British-colonial relations. This tax, enacted... Read more »
The 1766 elimination of a controversial tax levied on the American colonies by the British Parliament marked a significant turning point in colonial history. This tax, imposed on all printed materials, from... Read more »