apr 1, 1762 - Stamp Act
Description:
The Stamp Act was the first internal direct tax for America. It taxed all paper documents in the colonies. The act required that legal documents and printed materials must bear a tax stamp provided by commissioned distributors who would collect the tax in exchange for the stamp. This was to help pay off the debt from the Seven Years war.Added to timeline:
Date:
apr 1, 1762
Now
~ 263 years ago