. Our colonial history from the discovery of America to the close of the revolution. s. The Stamp Act was passed in 1765. It required thecolonists to use stamps on all important docu-ments, pamphlets, and newspapers. TheStamp Act was greeted with a stoim of indig-nation. The reason given for the passage ofthe act was that the Americans should help payfor the support of a British army in colonists contended, however, that an armywas not necessary. Patrick Henry, the famous orator of Vir-ginia, aroused the people by his fiery eloquence. James Otis ofMassachusetts denounced the injust
. Our colonial history from the discovery of America to the close of the revolution. s. The Stamp Act was passed in 1765. It required thecolonists to use stamps on all important docu-ments, pamphlets, and newspapers. TheStamp Act was greeted with a stoim of indig-nation. The reason given for the passage ofthe act was that the Americans should help payfor the support of a British army in colonists contended, however, that an armywas not necessary. Patrick Henry, the famous orator of Vir-ginia, aroused the people by his fiery eloquence. James Otis ofMassachusetts denounced the injustice ofGreat Britain, and asserted that Taxationwithout representation is tyranny. SamuelAdams, called the Father of the Revo-lution, and other speakers also denouncedthe Stamp Act The act was repealed in1766, but England still claimed the right totax the colonists. 176. The Boston Tea=party.—In 1767another tax was ordered. This required a duty to be paid onall imported glass, paper, paints, and tea. This tax also metwith stubborn resistance, and Parliament decided to remove all. Stamp Used in 1765
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