jan 1, 1765 - Stamp Act

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Requires that revenue stamps be placed on most printed paper in the colonies, including all legal documents, newspapers, pamphlets, and advertisements; the first direct tax (the first tax collected by those who used the goods) paid by the colonists, as opposed to the taxes on imported goods, which were paid by merchants; enacted with the hope of raising funds to support British military forces in the colonies; despised by the colonists

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