Coalition

On March 22, the Stamp Act of 1765 was passed

The Stamp Act of 1765 (short title Duties in American Colonies Act 1765; 5 George III, c. 12) was a tax imposed by the British Parliament on the colonies of British America. The act required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London and carrying an embossed revenue stamp.[1][2] These printed materials were legal documents, magazines, newspapers and many other types of paper used throughout the colonies. Like previous taxes, the Stamp tax had to be paid in valid British currency, not in colonial paper money.[3] The purpose of the tax was to help pay for troops stationed in North America after the British victory in the Seven Years’ War. The British government felt that the colonies were the primary beneficiaries of this military presence, and should pay at least a portion of the expense.

The Stamp Act met with great resistance in the colonies. It was seen as a violation of the right of Englishmen to be taxed only with their consent—consent that only the colonial legislatures could grant. Colonial assemblies sent petitions of protests, and the Stamp Act Congress, reflecting the first significant joint colonial response to any British measure, also petitioned Parliament and the king. Local protest groups, led by colonial merchants and landowners, established connections through correspondence that created a loose coalition that extended from New England to Georgia. Protests and demonstrations initiated by the Sons of Liberty often turned violent and destructive as the masses became involved. Very soon all stamp tax distributors were intimidated into resigning their commissions, and the tax was never effectively collected.[4]

Opposition to the Stamp Act was not limited to the colonies. British merchants and manufacturers, whose exports to the colonies were threatened by colonial economic problems exacerbated by the tax, also pressured Parliament. The Act was repealed on March 18th 1766 as a matter of expedience, but Parliament affirmed its power to legislate for the colonies “in all cases whatsoever” by also passing the Declaratory Act. This incident increased the colonists’ concerns about the intent of the British Parliament that helped the growing movement that became the American Revolution

Yesss!!!!

Love this fact.

Creepy stuff, man.

History repeats itself…

4 Responses

1. RAPTASTIC Says:
   March 31st, 2010 at 5:55 pm

   Nice copy-paste.
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2. Susiepolls2008 Says:
   March 31st, 2010 at 6:16 pm

   It won’t be ironic when these 100s of new tax collectors go out to collect and become also tarred and feathered.
   http://www.teachnet.ie/jheffernan/2005/images/1774_lynching.jpg
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3. Mitsy Says:
   March 31st, 2010 at 6:41 pm

   Yesss!!!!

   Love this fact.

   Creepy stuff, man.

   History repeats itself…
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4. J W Says:
   March 31st, 2010 at 6:51 pm

   The house passed HCR on March 21. So much for you and your loony rant.

   LOL! Cons are the world’s most gullible simpletons.
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