Stamp Act 1765 facts for kids
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| Long title | An act for granting and applying certain stamp duties, and other duties, in the British colonies and plantations in America, towards further defraying the expenses of defending, protecting, and securing the same; and for amending such parts of the several acts of parliament relating to the trade and revenues of the said colonies and plantations, as direct the manner of determining and recovering the penalties and forfeitures therein mentioned. |
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| Citation | 5 George III, c. 12 |
| Introduced by | The Right Honourable George Grenville, MP Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Leader of the House of Commons |
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| Royal assent | 22 March 1765 |
| Commencement | 1 November 1765 |
| Repealed | 18 March 1766 |
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| Repealed by | Act Repealing the Stamp Act 1766 |
| Relates to | Declaratory Act |
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Status: Repealed
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The Stamp Act of 1765 was made by the parliament in 1765, that affected things like paper and prints or any legal document, and needed to be payed in British currency. To show that they paid, every paper had to have a revenue stamp on it. The purpose of the tax was to pay for troops in North America after the British victory in the Seven Years' War and the French and Indian War.
Images for kids
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A painting of British Prime Minister George Grenville
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Printed copy of the Stamp Act of 1765
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Benjamin Franklin represented Pennsylvania in discussions about the act.
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Proof sheet of one-penny stamps submitted for approval to Commissioners of Stamps by engraver, May 10, 1765
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New Hampshire Gazette, October 31, 1765 issue, with black borders, protesting the coming of the Stamp Act
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Pennsylvania Journal, October 31, 1765 issue, with black borders, protesting the stamp act
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Bradford's Philadelphia paper gave a graphic warning.
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An English newspaper bewails the repeal of the Stamp Act
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A 1765 broadside regarding the resignation of Andrew Oliver under the Liberty Tree
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Teapot commemorating the repeal of the Stamp Act
See also
In Spanish: Ley del sello para niños
