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mar 22, 1765 - The Stamp Act

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The British were in deep debt after paying for troops and supplies in the French and Indian War. To compensate for this debt, they levied a tax that made colonists have to pay for stamps on all paper documents. This act was met with many protests.

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mar 22, 1765
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~ 261 years ago

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