Stamp Act of 1765

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  • 1694

    English started paying a Stamp Act tax.

  • 1755

    1755
    Massachusetts experimented with the Stamp Act

  • 7 Years War

    7 Years War
    The war was from 1756-1763. The war left Britain in possession of Canada. This victory left Britain with a tremendous amount of debt.

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  • 1763

    The British defeated the French and took control of territory in Eastern Canada which is West of the 13 colonies.

  • 1765

    Word of the Stamp Act reached the colonies. Resistance began and continued for nearly a year in major cities.

  • 1765

    1765
    Parliament enforced the Stamp Act.

  • 1765

    1765
    Stamp Act congress meets in New York and decided the Stamp Act was unfair because they were not represented in parliament and the British had no right to tax them.

  • 1765

    On this day, the Stamp Act was supposed to take effect; however, no one was there to distribute the stamps so it didn't take effect until later.

  • 1766

    Parliament nullified the act. The three pieces of legislation that made the repeal of the Stamp Act possible was the Declaratory Act, an economic legislation, and the Revenue Act which reduced the duty on molasses.