Stamp Act

Imposed a tax on all paper documents in the colonies, including newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards.

 

Significance

First direct internal tax levied on colonists by British Parliament, generating widespread outrage and protests culminating in the Stamp Act Congress and repeal of the act.

 

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