Britain in Debt from War: Stamp Act (25 Jul 1763 Jahr – 25 Jul 1773 Jahr)

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Britain expected colonists to help pay for costs of war because the colonists benefited from the victory

Stamp Act passed: colonists had to pay a tax to have an official stamp put on wills, deeds, newspapers, and other printed materials

Colonists were angry: they had never paid taxes directly to the British government and argued that it violated their rights

"Taxation without representation": colonists had no representation in Parliament

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