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mar 22, 1765 - Stamp Act Passed

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To pay for the large influx of soldiers in the colonies, Parliament decided to tax the colonies. The tax was levied on almost everything imaginable: stamps for deeds, mortgages, liquor licenses, playing cards, almanacs, newspapers, and the like.

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mar 22, 1765
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~ 261 years ago