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aug 29, 1765 - Stamp Act

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This was a tax placed on paper and legal documents and required every paper to have a stamp on it to prove it was taxed. The colonists started the Sons of Liberty to boycott these taxes and held Stamp Act Congress to show disapproval.

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aug 29, 1765
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~ 260 years ago