dec 31, 1764 - The Stamp Act
Description:
It was an act from the British Parliament that imposed a duty on all transactions involving paper items. It increased the tensions between the colonists and the British because it was a big tax on many different paper products that the colonists used. The colonists were also mad that they were being taxed without representation.Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 31, 1764
Now
~ 260 years ago