jan 1, 1765 - The stamp act
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The people in England believed they should help support the troops.To support the troops the British parliament passed the stamp act in 1765.The stamp act made the people angry at the colonists.Colonist believed this was unfair to tax them when they had no representation so representatives from 9 colonies met in new york in 1765 in a meeting called the stamp act congress.Soon after England carrying the stamps were met by mobs who burned the stamps.Parliament repealed the stamp act in March 1766.
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