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Stamp Act Research Paper

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The British Parliament passed The Stamp Act on March 22, 1765. It was a new tax that forced all American Colonists to pay a tax on every piece of paper they used. “The actual cost of the Stamp Act was relatively small. What made the law so offensive to the colonists was not so much its immediate cost but the standard it seemed to set” (History.org). “The total amount intended to be raised by the new tax was £60,000 per year, this is not even 20% of the total amount of £350,000 per year required to maintain the troops” (Stampacthistory.com). The colonists protested this act immediately. This law ended up uniting the colonists against the British Government. It also led to the formation of the Sons of Liberty. They organized boycotts and terrorized and tormented tax collectors. …show more content…

With the Stamp Act, the colonists feared that if this law was allowed to pass with no resistance, that there would be far worse taxations in the future. A lot of the colonists did not think that they could do anything about the Law except grumble and buy the stamps, until the Patrick Henry Stamp Resolves came along, they stated that Americans have the same rights as those in Britain, particularly the right to be taxed by their own representatives. The law also led to the formation of the sons of liberty. “The Sons of Liberty, a well-organized Patriot paramilitary political organization shrouded in secrecy, was established to undermine British rule in colonial America and was influential in organizing and carrying out the Boston Tea Party” (Bostonteapartyship.com). As for the Intolerable Acts, many other colonies supported Massachusetts in their protest. Many colonial leaders created a committee of correspondence to discuss the consequences of the laws after seeing the threat to their charter and rights. This eventually led to the creation of the First Continental Congress, who created the Declaration of

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