Stamp Act Dbq

Hundreds of years ago, there was a war that made the British stop controlling the American colonies and made what is today the United States of America. The colonies were huge underdogs with poor amounts of supplies and clothing, but surprisingly found a way to victory and got their independence from the British. Since the war, America has been an independent and powerful country in the world as they still are today. Sparks flew in colonist anger as British Parliament passed acts that America thought were unreasonable, such as the stamp act, this act was in place so the British could raise money. The colonists at this time had to buy stamps that were imprinted into paper goods, newspapers, documents, advertisements, and playing cards. The stamp act was one of the most hated acts by the Americans since it applied to everyone and they always needed the stamps. Another act the British made was a series of taxes called the townshend acts in 1767. This act was a tax on all imported goods, and made the Patriots

I believe that the Intolerable Acts had more of an effect on the colonists. I say this because after the Stamp Act was passed the colonists did things like boycott and protest. Although, after the Intolerable Acts the colonists all gathered together and decided they needed to make everyone aware of their suffering and declare freedom from British rule.

The Stamp Act is a meaningless tax that taxes people without any benefits or consents of the people. It taxes on every printed paper and strips away the money of the colonies which made it arduous for their life. On Document 10, by the words of John Adams, he said that the Stamp Act is unconstitutional and that no man should be subject to any tax to which he has not given his own consent. The unfairness of the taxation without representation caused many frustration and resentments. In addition, British proposed Tea Act which is an act where British sets a tax on tea.

The colonists did not mind the taxes as much because some of the items that were taxed were unnecessary, however they did mind that the British were using their power as an excuse to tax the people for no reason (controlling them). The people’s money was not used in a useful matter, it was used for nothing, just extra money for the British to have. “The raising of revenue… was never intended… Never did the British parliament, (until the passing of the Stamp act) think of imposing duties in America for the purpose of raising a revenue. The Townshend Acts claim the authority to impose duties on these colonies, not for the regulation of trade… but for the single purpose of levying money upson us.” (Document 2). The British just decided one day to just tax the colonies for no reason and the people had no say in it. Also, the British soldiers would come to Boston and take the Boston colonists jobs. Men and women would lose their jobs because the British would take it away from them, they were stealing people’s jobs. The British were taking their money and now their jobs after all the colonists did for them in the French and Indian war. That is not fair for them to run the people like that and it had to be

1) The Stamp Act Congress consisting of twenty-seven delegates from nine of the colonies. They met and passed resolutions that were meant to make Parliament repeal the Stamp Act. However, they still insisted that they were subjects of the king. They never tried to split themselves from Britain. In fact, while they were protesting taxations without representation, they still claimed obedience to the government. All they wanted was to reform the acts, not stop being British or remove all British government. By the definition given, they were trying to remove the imperfections, as they saw it, of the stamp act to make the British government over them better.

After a long time coming, the 13 colonies: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, finally won their independence against the british government on July 4th 1776. This war of independence made not only political changes for the US but also around the world. After years of tension building up, the first strike for americans to be against britain was when the British government implemented the Stamp Act. This was a tax on all stamps to help reimburse Britain for the land they acquired for the 13 colonies. The colonist weren’t all that thrilled about this tax not only because the tax was high but because they had no representation

The stamp act eventually lead to serious things. The stamp act caused the Boston Massacre. The Boston Massacre started when a group started throwing sticks, stones, and other things at British soldiers. The stamp act eventually led to the American Revolution. The Revolution was a war between the Colonist and the British. The thirteen colonies fought against the British. The stamp act is what caused all of this destruction. The british should have just let the colonist be them They had to try to be the boss over everything. It eventually came back on the British. I think if the British wouldn't have been

As tension escalated between the British colonies in the New World and the British, many individuals began to reach their breaking point. Much of this tension created violence and unjustified actions. However, the colonists’ fight for independence was condoned as the colonies shifted from outbreaks and riots to a serious Britain-free government ideal post the American Revolution. Such acts of the Americans were justified because the colonists only wanted freedom and independence. Instead of giving them what the colonists wanted, Britain took advantage of them using taxes and controlled them with a leader on the other side of the earth.

As the colonists were enraged by the Stamp act the House of Representatives in Massachusetts asked representatives from all thirteen states to meet in New York to come up with a plan to stop all of this unfair taxing (Keene et al, Section 4). While the thirteen colonies were coming up with a plan, the streets of all the colonies in America were getting out of control. People were protesting in the streets, attacking tax collectors, and attacking the homes of British officials (Keene et al, Section 4). While protesting is a calm and rational move, the colonists were not being anything close to calm. It was as if all common knowledge was lost they were angry and they blamed everyone who got in their way.

The actual cost of the Stamp Act was relatively small. What made the law so offensive to the colonists wasn’t so much the cost, but the standard it seemed to set. The Stamp Act was viewed as a direct attempt by England to raise money in the colonies without the approval of the colonial legislatures. From a book excerpt by Maurice Moore, the quote states, “Hath their conduct in respect to Stamp duty been consistent with the interests of the colonists, or hath that conduct been such as the colonists would have adopted had they been presented in the Parliament?”(Moore,excerpt). This source and this quote, state that the Stamp Act is beneficial for England and their debts, but not American colonists. It shows that the stamp act is not in the interest of the people. From article excerpt by Daniel Dulany, the author states, “deprived every privilege distinguishing free-men from slaves.”(Dulany,excerpt). In this quote, they argue that if this right is taken away from them, they are the same as slaves. “the right of exemption from all taxe without their consent.”(Dulany,excerpt). This quote is stating that the colonists should have the same right to decide on the taxes they pay as British people in England. Colonists are trying to convince common people to resist the Stamp Act. From The General Meeting of the Freemen documented on October 25, 1765, the document states, “they will detest… all and every person or persons who shall meanly accept…”(freemen,excerpt). At this meeting, the Freemen agree not to speak to any tax collectors, unless they are telling them how vile they are. In a book by Peter Oliver written in 1781, he talks about how American colonists had a very violent reaction to the Stamp Act. “The Mob, also on the same evening, broke into the office of the Register of the Admiralty and did considerable damage there…”(Oliver,excerpt).

Many colonist were affected by the Stamped Act passed by British on March 22, 1765. We are going to look at the point of view of a colonist family that was against the Stamp Act. We are going to learn about what some of the colonist thought about the new law. Amity Adams is a girl that lives in the colonies with her family. She is the daughter of Winston and Irene and the sister of Ezio and Everett Adams. She was the oldest being 14, Ezio 10, and Everett 12. So let’s see what the Adams family thought about the Stamp Act.

In 1765, the English king was terribly in debt after the French and Indian War. His solution? The infamous Stamp Act that riled up citizens throughout the American colonies. But why were they so upset? They already payed less taxes than mainland englishmen, what was there to be angry about? These colonists were upset because this law was a violation of the very rights that they inherit as English citizens by the Bill of Rights.

In March of 1765 the English colonies decided to make an act called the Stamp Act. This act wasn't only called the Sugar Act. It was also called the molasses act too. The stamp act was an act that put a tax on nearly all printed/printing materials that were imported to the colonies.

After the Seven Years’ War concluded, the mother country to the colonies, Great Britain, was left with a tremendous debt. In order to pay this massive amount of money off, Parliament decided that rather than just tax the home country of Great Britain, the colonies in the Americas needed to be taxed as well. However, such taxes would not bode well with the colonist which led to more prevalent resistance by the colonies. In response to resistance, Great Britain repealed the Stamp Act and in turn released the Declaratory Act in attempts to show that British power in the colonies was absolute. After the Stamp Act was passed, the colonist’s congregated to pass resolutions regarding the Stamp Act, and British Parliament responded with the Declaratory

The mobs in boston have carried it very high against Mr. oliver the secry for his acceptance for the act. The people were very upset and they did not want to pay extra taxes for the things they needed.People tried to stop the stamp act. They were tired of having to waste their money on the extra taxes. They wanted it to stop and and for it to go back to the way it