The Stamp Act of 1765

In 1765 Parliament in London had passed the Stamp Act. The colonists would have to pay a tax for they stamps they bought, just like we do for postage stamps. The act listed more foreign goods to be taxed such as sugar, certain wines, and coffee. It required stamps to be affixed to all official documents in the American colonies. You may recognize the phrase "No Taxation without Representation" and this is what it was about. The Americans thought that the British laws were unfair. The Americans protested this act. 


Some of the Stamps-