Stamp Act 1765
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The Stamp Act 1765, also known as the Duties in American Colonies Act 1765, was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America and required tha
Printed copy of the Stamp Act 1765
Benjamin Franklin, who represented the Province of Pennsylvania in discussions about the act
A proof sheet of one penny stamps submitted for approval to the Commissioners of Stamps by their engraver on May 10, 1765
The 27 grievances is a section from the United States Declaration of Independence. The Second Continental Congress's Committee of Five drafted the document listing their grievances with the actions an
United States Declaration of Independence (1776)
George III in a 1775 portrait