mar 22, 1765 - Stamp Act
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An act regulating stamp duty, a tax on the legal recognition of documents. t was an act of the British Parliament in 1765 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents. Colonial opposition led to the act's repeal in 1766 and helped encourage the revolutionary movement against the Crown.
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Pre-Revolution: 1490-1769
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