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//The Stamp Act 1765//
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media type="file" key="what was the stamp act - recording.wma" width="22" height="64" align="left" After the French and Indian War ended, Britain was in much debt and had to pay massive amounts of money to repay those who spared some during the battle. Since Britain was desperate to make money, they decide to impose a tax on the colonists. Therefore, the Parliament passed the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act forced colonists to purchase all paper products with special tax stamps. For example, the stamps had to be placed on nearly all written documents including newspapers, licenses, insurance, and many other written papers, as well as playing cards. Of course, the colonists neglected the idea of the law. They felt that it was unfair and decided not to buy any of the articles being taxed. Also, representatives from nine out of the thirteen colonies organized a meeting with the government to discuss the newly created Stamp Act. The colonists complained about the authority of the Parliament to impose a tax on the American colonists for no specific purpose. These debates caused many conflicts between the colonists and the Parliament which ultimately repealed the Stamp Act. By: Emily Micciulli

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In order to earn money owed from the French and Indian war, the British created a new act in 1765 called the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act was created because of the financial issues that formed after the French and Indian war. Britain was left in a huge amount of debt because of how expensive it had been to pay for troops and soldiers. A man named George Grenville knew this was a major issue for England and didn’t think that the sugar act would earn that much money, so he came up with the idea of placing stamps on legal documents, newspapers, dice, and much more. He thought that by creating the new tax Britain would earn a lot more money and enough money to pay off the debt. Grenville asked the secretary of treasurer to draft legislation for a new tax that would hopefully be passed in the colonies, but as they planned this there were protests from colonists. Many of Grenville’s and the Whatley’s informers believed that this wasn’t a good idea; they thought that if the taxes were passed the colonists would get annoyed. Many issues and complaints about this idea were made, and some colonists disagreed with the act and believed that they could earn money without the extra taxes. The Parliament refused to listen to what the people had to say about the act and selfishly ignored all of the problems there could be. Soon the parliament passed the unpopular law in March, frustrating the colonists and making them angry. As the advisors predicted, the colonists soon became furious with the unfair taxes they had to pay and rebelled against British authority. By: Katherine Sepulveda

http://etc.usf.edu ||< **__How did the colonists react to the Stamp Act?__** media type="file" key="history recording 2.wma" width="48" height="117" align="left" The colonists’ patience broke when the Stamp Act was decreed. Nine colonies had decided to gather in a meeting called the Stamp Act Congress. To begin, the colonists developed a boycott where they refused to purchase any items taxed due to the Stamp Act. This affected the homeland as well as the merchants because it decreased the profit that they had set out to receive. Secondly, the raged colonists sent a petition to the government to put an immediate end to the Stamp Act and Sugar Act. Furthermore a younger member of the rebellious group by the name of Patrick Henry made a moving speech bombarding the law. Henry explained that some proper American would soon do a familiar thing as King Henry the 3rd, cries of revolt were thrown at him and in reply Henry said “If this be treason, make the most of it.”. These various amounts of protests spread to all which were irritated considering the British had taxed them for yet another ridiculous item. By: Grace Paletta  http://beaufortcountynow.com ||< __**How Did the Stamp Act affect the British?**__

media type="file" key="how did the stamp act affect the british - recording.wma" width="26" height="88" align="left"The Stamp Act affected the British in minimal ways, however, the colonists’ reactions forced the Parliament to make changes in their laws. When the Stamp Act was first passed, the colonists didn’t know the future complications that would arise from it. Soon after the law was implemented, the colonists started protests throughout all the colonies and violence occurred in many cities. Particularly in Boston, the riots were extremely intense and obnoxious and the violence spread throughout the city for multiple months. In October, nine of the colonies sent representatives to complain about the outrageous tax. They protested, “No taxation without representation.” (No Taxation without Representation, American History ABC-CLIO) They chanted this because the colonists all agreed that if they were not allowed a say in the government, then the government should not be able to force them to pay any amount of money. Consequently, the Parliament retracted the Stamp Act and instead created the Declaratory Act. The new act stated that Britain had the right to force the colonists to pay taxes whenever the government deemed necessary. However, after the Declaratory Act was passed, the government did not want to enforce another law that the colonists would resent. Britain was very careful not to cause conflicts again because they were worried about the colonists’ future rebellions. Therefore, the British concluded to only tax items being imported from outside of the colonies and no longer taxed items made originally in the colonies. By: Emily Micciulli

||< __**How did the colonists' reactions affect themselves?**__ media type="file" key="history recording (1).wma" width="27" height="75" align="left"The reactions to the Stamp Act affected the protesters themselves in a good and bad way. On the bright side, the protests eventually worked; in 1766 the Parliament rescinded the directive of the Stamp Act. The British did not continue to tax products or activities inside the colonies, but whatever was imported from countries outside of colonies had a tax on it. At that same time the Declaratory Act was also dropped and this led to further trouble in the colonies. By: Delaney Colaio-Coppola http://bwomeninameri canhistory18 .blogspot.com ||< __** What followed **__ __** after the Stamp Act? **__

media type="file" key="History Recording for wiki.m4a" width="80" height="50" align="left" British officials were looking for a good amount of taxing the colonies in the way that would not get the colonists angry. In the Townshend Acts of 1767, Britain stopped taxing products or activities in the colonies. It would only tax the products that came into the colonies. After the Stamp Act protests followed, one of them was the reaction to the Writs of Assistance. The Writs of Assistance were court orders that let officials to make investigations without reasoning for what the problem was. This made many people protest because they felt it was very unfair. The Boston Massacre was a protest that was a boycott that hurt many merchants and workers. This put more pressure on the Parliament. Committees of Correspondences also followed. Committees of Correspondences’ goal, was to keep the colonists up-to-date with British action. After this has all happened, the colonists will face further crises that would lead up to need armed service. By: Delaney Colaio-Coppola http://ushistoryimages.com || Bibliographies: Davidson, James West. "Stamp Act." //America History of Our Nation//. 2011. 147. Print "no taxation without representation." //American History//. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 30 Nov. 2011. . //Prentice hall America History Of Our Nation//. N.p.: n.p.,. Print. Phelps, Shirelle, and Jeffrey Lehman. //Stamp Act//. //http://galegroup.com//. Cengage Learning, Fall-Winter 2005. Web. 31 Nov. 2011. . "The Stamp Act." //America History of our Nation//. 147-149. Print. "'The Stamp Act .'" //www.masshist.org//. Massachusetts Historical Society, Fall-Winter 2008. Web. 1 Dec. 2011. . "Stamp Act (1765)." //American History//. ABC - CLIO, 2011. Web. 30 Nov. 2011. . "Stamp Act Congress." //American History//. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 30 Nov. 2011. .