The Stamp Act: Tax On British Goods And Government

The Stamp Act provoked the majority of colonists to express their discontent. It was the key provocation that led large numbers of Americans to stop viewing public protests against British rule as extreme. Anti-British sentiments existed before the Stamp Act, but previous acts only affected a minority of Americans, whereas the Stamp Act affected the majority. The Stamp Act inspired discussion amongst a larger group than ever before, and even led to the creation of a Stamp Act congress. When the congress met in New York, they wrote petitions to the king insisting that only colonial assemblies had the authority to tax colonists. The British did not exert strict rule over the colonies -- in fact they did not enforce several other taxes they had in place before the Stamp Act. Since their creation, the colonies had begun to create nascent governmental systems that escalated into more formal action against the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act tested the strength of these small colonial governments, and the Stamp Act congress shows that the colonies passed this test. Additionally, the Stamp Act provoked the

The Stamp Act greatly angered the colonists, since it confirmed that they weren’t respected by England. Even George Washington and royal appointee Thomas Hutchinson felt that this law was unfair. They

     The Stamp Act, however, created much more protest. In 1765, Parliament passed an act requiring the colonists to pay tax stamps on any paper product. The act infuriated colonists because this act was a direct attempt to raise money without the consent of the colonial assemblies. The colonists felt that they were being taxed without representation. With great anger, colonists refused to allow the tax stamps to be sold. Merchants even agreed not to order British goods until the act was abolished. Then, in October of 1765, delegates gathered to discuss the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act Congress stated that the right of taxation belongs only to the people and their elected representatives. Also, they decided that Parliament couldn’t deny their right to trial by jury. They argued that Parliament didn’t have the power to tax them because they had no representatives in Parliament. They denied Parliament’s right to tax them for revenue. The Stamp Act was repealed in 1766, but following that, Parliament passed the Declaratory Act. It stated that the kind and Parliament had full legislative power over the colonies regardless.

When the Stamp Act was passed by the British in 1765, the colonists had several reactions. George Grenville, who was the British Prime MInister, persuaded Parliament to pass the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act caused several reactions because it was a law that taxed all printed goods, this included

  This persuaded the colonists to become more angrier and try to rebel the British.   In the textbook, the stated that the colonists protests on the Stamp Act made Parliament have control on making law for the colonies, “Members of Parliament were upset that colonists had challenged their authority.  

They harassed so many stamp workers that eventually they all closed down and no stamps were bring sold (Landburg, Chapter 8). The impacts of the protests scared the British and they were petitioning to repeal the Stamp Act (Landburg, Chapter 8). In 1766 the law was finally repealed but was replaced with another another act. The Declaratory Act confirmed that the British can make laws and taxes that the colonies have to abide by (Keene et al, Section 4). This started to divide the colonies and they were arranging into two group, the Patriots and the

The Colonists rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness were destroyed following these revenue acts that were passed by the British. These different acts which lead to taxes made life for the colonist so difficult to live because everyday goods and necessities were so expensive. The British Parliament restricted the colonist and passed a fair amount of unjustified laws to the colonies. These laws regulated the trade for the colonies so that they would have to rely on Britain for the goods and supplies that they needed. The Quartering Act, the Townshend Act, and the Stamp Act of 1765 were just a few of events that lead the American colonist and Britain to the American Revolution.

The Stamp Act was one of the first taxes that Parliament had placed on the 13 colonies. Colonists had to buy a stamp for every piece of paper used. Playing cards, paper, letters, and other types of paper where taxed. The colonists thought of this to be tyranny as they were forced to pay taxes to an area where they had no representatives.

This act was very different from others as this was created to be benefitted only for Parliament instead to regulate commerce since it would create revenue. After colonists began protesting, Parliament started to realize that they did absolutely wrong with the colonists. James Otis, the Massachusetts legislature found ways to resists the British law. Stamp Act was one of the historical act as it was a big turning point for both England and the colonies and it was one of the major cause of the American Revolution. Daniel Dulany gave a speech where he supported the colonists about the tax should not be imposed to them without their permission. He also emphasis that the commerce will be finished for Parliament if the colonists resistance would not come into consideration. Parliament’s decision on tax did not receive any impacts by the resolution due to the huge commercial pressure. But after one year of fighting, in 1766, Parliament were forced to withdraw the Stamp

Repeal was accompanied by the Declaratory Act, which stated the right of the British government to pass acts legally binding on the colonists. Colonists reacted immediately, declaring that the Stamp Act was an attempt to raise money in the colonies without the approval of colonial legislatures. Resistance to the act was demonstrated through debates in the colonial legislatures, written documents (including legislative resolves, prints, and songs), and mob/crowd actions such as tarring and feathering tax collectors. -www.history.com Residents of England, whose tax rates were much higher than those in the colonies, strongly accepted the passage of the Stamp Act.

Parliament passed the Stamp Act on February 13, 1765, which was to take effect the following November. This placed a tax on every piece of printed material in the colonies. The Stamp Act enraged the colonists, as it meant that Great Britain was demonstrating its supreme legislative authority. However, after much criticism, resentment, and protest, the Stamp Act was repealed three months before it was set to come into force. This prompted Parliament to pass the Declaratory Act, which affirmed Britain’s ability to create laws. Since there was no immediate effect on the colonies, some people were still celebrating the repeal of the Stamp Act. They saw it as a political victory and had not realized that the Declaratory Act served as a method of assuring British intentions to implement further taxes. Other colonists realized the potential for further taxes and were infuriated. Regardless of which way it was perceived, the Declaratory Act provided a subject of dissent among the colonies and contributed to the view of independence as a

One of the British policies imposed on the colonies was the Stamp Act of 1765. The stamp act put a direct tax on all printed matter such as newspapers and legal documents. This caused many people, especially lawyers, to be frustrated and cause immediate colonial resistance. In the same year, colonists resisted by

In my opinion, the Stamp Act of 1765 was the most important piece of legislation because it caused more Colonists to object it fiercely and the result was the resolution passed in New York mmediately following it (Holton, 18), but the Stamp Act caused the greatest organized resistance (digital.usembassy.gov, 48). The objection was that it extract money from the colonialist without their consent, so it violated the principle of taxation without representation ( 18). In October 1765, twenty seven delegates from nine colonies met in New York to coordinate efforts to get the Stamp Act repealed (18). The resolutions passed assert the individual colonies rights to impose their own taxes. Colonialists produced political leaders, who worked together

Before the colonists had begun to become angry with the King, they allowed him to regulate their trade and impose a few taxes. Once the Stamp Act had been passed though, they became infuriated with the way the King was treating them. The taxes had been put on too many items for a high price and that did not settle well with the colonists. Then to add on to this injustice the Parliament passed the Townshend acts which they believed were only placed to collect money from the colonists. “To impose duties on these colonies, not for the regulation of trade… but for the single purpose of levying money upon us.” (Doc 2) This is unfair because the colonists had no say in these acts that were being placed on them. Without a voice they needed actions to show the King that he could not treat them this way. (Doc 2)

Now the stamp act seamed like an even bigger act then the sugar act.The stamp act said that almost everything on paper had to be stamped and paid.To get the stamp the colonists had to pay the collector.You really didn’t wan’t to be the collector because the colonists take all there anger out on you.So the stamp act was evenally repealed but British cept on coming.