11 agos 1765 año - Stamp Act and Stamp Act Congress

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It was very uniting almost like a government

The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765.
The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used.

" No taxation without representation" James Otis

It was the first colonial action against a British measure and was formed to protest the Stamp

The Stamp Act Congress was attended by 27 representatives of nine of the thirteen colonies.
Congress approved thirteen resolutions in the Declaration of Rights and Grievances