Britain in Debt from War: Stamp Act (jul 25, 1763 – jul 25, 1773)
Description:
Britain expected colonists to help pay for costs of war because the colonists benefited from the victoryStamp Act passed: colonists had to pay a tax to have an official stamp put on wills, deeds, newspapers, and other printed materials
Colonists were angry: they had never paid taxes directly to the British government and argued that it violated their rights
"Taxation without representation": colonists had no representation in Parliament
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Date:
jul 25, 1763
jul 25, 1773
~ 10 years