Stamp Act 1765
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The Stamp Act 1765 was a British parliamentary tax on printed materials in the American colonies that sparked widespread protest and helped catalyze the movement toward the American Revolution.
Aliases (5)
- Stamp Act ×7
- Stamp Act crisis ×5
- Stamp Act of 1765 ×4
- Stamp Act protests ×3
- Stamp Act riots ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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tax law → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
British America
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Thirteen Colonies → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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| currencyOfTax |
British sterling
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| dateEnacted |
1765-03-22
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| dateRepealed |
1766-03-18
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| effectiveDate |
1765-11-01
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| enactedBy |
Parliament of Great Britain
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| follows |
Sugar Act 1764
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| hasCause |
British government debt after the Seven Years' War
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costs of stationing British troops in North America → |
| hasEffect |
attacks on stamp distributors
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boycotts of British goods → contributed to causes of the American Revolution → rise of the slogan "no taxation without representation" → strengthening of colonial unity → widespread colonial protests → |
| historicalPeriod |
prelude to the American Revolution
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| languageOfWork |
English
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| legislativeBody |
House of Commons of Great Britain
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House of Lords → |
| locationOfDebate |
Westminster
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| locationOfProtests |
Boston
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Charleston → New York City → Philadelphia → |
| mainSubject |
imperial-colonial relations
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taxation without representation → |
| namedAfter |
stamp duty
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| opposedBy |
American colonists
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Sons of Liberty → Stamp Act Congress → colonial assemblies → |
| partOf |
British taxation of the American colonies
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| relatedTo |
Declaratory Act 1766
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Tea Act 1773 → Townshend Acts → |
| repealedBy |
Repeal of the Stamp Act 1766
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| requires |
use of stamped paper
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| signedBy |
George III
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| taxOn |
dice
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legal documents → licenses → newspapers → pamphlets → playing cards → printed materials → |