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Slavery Laws

Slavery Laws. By: Taylor Hampton, Jordyn Zymbroy , Dalton Dickson, And Kaleb Points. Stamp Act. First direct British tax on American Colonist. Every Newspaper, Pamphlet, and other public and legal document had to have a stamp.

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Slavery Laws

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  1. Slavery Laws By: Taylor Hampton, JordynZymbroy, Dalton Dickson, And Kaleb Points

  2. Stamp Act • First direct British tax on American Colonist. • Every Newspaper, Pamphlet, and other public and legal document had to have a stamp. • Colonist didn’t think they should have to pay for something they have been doing for years. • Sons of liberty was formed in response. • Seeing the hostile reaction in the colonies, the British Government repealed to the act in March 1776.

  3. Sugar Act • Passed on April 5, 1764, the Sugar Act reduced the rate of tax on molasses from 6 pence to 3 pence per gallon. • The act also listed more foreign goods to be taxed including sugar, certain wines, coffee, pimento, cambric and printed calico and further. • Regulated the export of lumber and iron. • Significance- apart from bribing the custom collecters, was to lower the tariff and to ensure that the lower tariff was being collected.

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