mar 22, 1765 - The Stamp Act
Description:
The first internal tax act that levied directly on American colonists by the British Parliament. The act imposed a tax on all paper documents in the colonies, came at a time when the British Empire was deep in debt from the Seven Years' War (1756-63) and looking to its North American colonies as a revenue source.Added to timeline:
Date:
mar 22, 1765
Now
~ 260 years ago