Thursday, March 22, 2012

Today in History - March 22, 1765 - British Pass Stamp Act

British Pass Stamp Act - March 22, 1765

    Today in History, the Stamp Act was passed, which required a tax on every printed piece of paper that was used in the American colonies. British Parliament passed the Stamp Act in order to help pay for defending the new frontiers that were formed in American and to pay off debt. It was repealed a year later.

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