The Stamp Act
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- The Stamp Act of 1765
- Hello, Shopkeep. Wondering when I could get that deed for my new shack?
- Oh yeah, no problem, that’s gonna be 4 pence please.
- The stamp act impacted all civilians, and taxed many things.
- What the heck! Why do I have to give you 4 pence? That’s Outrageous!
- There’s this new rule. Every paper that I make and sell is taxed 17% to the British Government. Do you want to put up my poster about it?
- These things included newspapers, dice, playing cards, almanacs, and pamphlets at a rate of 17% according to lumen learning.com (page one, paragraph three, author unknown).
- Yeah, get me some playing cards so I can gamble my pains away.
- Stamp Act and U The stamp act was issued in 1765 and instead o levying a duty on trade goods, the British tasxed the colonists directly. This included newspapers, playing cards, dice, legal documents, pamphlets, and almanacs.
- Now that you have read that, do you need anything else?
- I’m Gunna have to tax you for that my friend.
- Later...... (about 3 milleseconds)
- NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
- Sorry m8
- The Impact (7 hours later)
- Yes.
- Dearie me! That’s crazy! They shouldn’t tax us without our own written consent.
- According to History the stamp act helped to fester ideas of “No taxation without representation” (History.com Stamp Act imposed on American colonies Author History.com Editors Website Name HISTORY URL https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/stamp-act-imposed-on-american-colonies Access Date Dcember) 102021PublisherA&E Television NetworksLast Updated March 19, 2021Original Published DateNovember 24, 2009
- NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION!
- I’m telling’ ya Sam, we gotta do something about this. I had to pay a tax just for the deed for my shed!
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