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Stamp Act, 1765

Baskett, Mark, fl. 1742-17801765

The Henry Ford

The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States

The British government, after winning an expensive war in the colonies, passed the Stamp Act in 1765 to raise money for the defense of the American frontier. The tax on all printed paper irritated American colonists who were unrepresented in Parliament. "Taxation without representation" became their cry of protest. Parliament repealed the act in 1766, but still claimed the right to tax.

Details

  • Title: Stamp Act, 1765
  • Creator: Baskett, Mark, fl. 1742-1780
  • Date Created: 1765
  • Location: United Kingdom, England, London, United States
  • Subject Keywords: Great Britain. Stamp Act (1765), Books, George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Legislation (Legal concepts), Revolutions, Taxation
  • Type: Documents
  • Contributor: The Henry Ford
  • Original Source: http://collections.thehenryford.org/Collection.aspx?objectKey=219996
  • Object Name: Book
  • Object ID: 56.10.1
  • Image ID: THF9027
  • Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

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