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Stamp Act of 1765

Stamp Act of 1765. The British government was looking for new ways to tax the American colonies. The Stamp Act of 1765 : An act that required colonists to pay for an official stamp , or seal, when they brought paper items . Legal documents Licenses Newspapers Pamphlets Playing cards.

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Stamp Act of 1765

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  1. Stamp Act of 1765

  2. The British government was looking for new ways to tax the American colonies. • The Stamp Act of 1765: An act that required colonists to pay for an official stamp, or seal, when they brought paper items. • Legal documents • Licenses • Newspapers • Pamphlets • Playing cards

  3. If colonists refused to pay the tax, the punishment could be paying a fine or being sent to jail. • Britain residents already paid a similar tax. • Parliament was directly taxing the colonists, rather than taxing imported goods.

  4. Colonists protest: • Sons of Liberty: secret society that uses violence to frighten tax collectors. • Colonial courts shut down, because colonists refused to buy the stamps required for legal documents. • Businesses ignored the law by refusing to buy stamps. • Patrick Henry (Virginia Lawyer) presented a series of resolutions to the Virginia House of Burgesses. He stated that the Stamp Act violated colonists’ rights… “Taxation without representation”.

  5. Repealing the Stamp Act: • Stamp Act Congress: delegates from 9 colonies met in New York. They issued a declaration that the Stamp Act was a violation of their rights and liberties. • British merchants complained that the colonist boycotts were hurting their business, and Parliament repealed the Stamp Act. • Parliament upset that the colonists challenged their authority. • Parliament issued “The Declaratory Act”- Parliament had the power to make laws for the colonies.

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