By: Lindsay
| Who | British Parliament , Americans, and the house of Burgesses |
| What | The Stamp Act was passed in March of 1765. America not budging to do anything forced the British Paliament to cancel the Stamp Act in 1766. |
| When | 1765 |
| Where | All the colonies |
How: After the French and Indian War
the British continued to try to gain more power over the
colonies and collect additional money to reduce the debt of the
war pays. Soon the British Parliament sent out the Stamp
Act.
Why: The reasoning for the Stamp Act was to
raise funds to support the British Army, and it was also suppose
to specify that all Americans must buy stamps for: mortages,
liquor licenses, law licenses, playing cards, and almanacs. Even
authors/publishers and news editors had to buy stamps to sell
their publications.
Sources
"A Summary of the 1765 Stamp Act ." Colonial
Willamsburg. history.org. 9 Jan 2008 <http://www.history.org/History/teaching/tchcrsta.cfm>.
Bearman, Alan. "Stamp Act." World Book Online Reference
Center. 2008. internet 9 Jan. 2008 <http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Article?id=ar528680>.
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