The Stamp Act was a law Great Britain passed that required the Colonists to pay taxes on paper goods.
It lasted for four months. Officials working for the King had a special stamp where they had to stamp every piece of printed paper the colonists used, to prove they had paid the tax. The colonists responded with riots for their own rights back, and to protest British rules. The taxes were on licenses, ship's papers, legal documents, newspaper, and other publications. This events helped build up tension between the colonists and British, eventually leading to war.
It lasted for four months. Officials working for the King had a special stamp where they had to stamp every piece of printed paper the colonists used, to prove they had paid the tax. The colonists responded with riots for their own rights back, and to protest British rules. The taxes were on licenses, ship's papers, legal documents, newspaper, and other publications. This events helped build up tension between the colonists and British, eventually leading to war.
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