Introduction The Stamp Act The Stamp Act was a law introduced by the British prime minister named George Greenville. ... What Stamp Act Required The Stamp Act required all legal documents, licenses, commercial contracts, newspapers, pamphlets, and playing cards to carry a tax stamp ("Stamp Act..."). The Stamp Act was an act extended to the colonies. ... The previous Molasses Act, Navigation Acts, and the Sugar Act suddenly were seen as an ominous prelude to this final below, the period from the signing of the treaty ending the French and Indian War in 1763 to the first continental Co...

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Introduction Two of the major events commonly regarded as preludes to the American Revolution were the enactment of the Sugar Act (1764) and the Stamp Act (1765), designed to increase British tax revenues. ... Grenville drew up a number of resolutions dealing with new duties, which, after being accepted by Parliament, became know as the Sugar Act, due to the fact that one of the more important resolutions dealt with a new duty on molasses. One of these resolutions was in fact an early draft of what later became known as the Stamp Act, but it was not included in the final version of the Sugar ...

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This act lowered molasses duties and levied new taxes on sugar and other commodities. ... Another taxation act passed was called "The Stamp Act." ... Parliament ended up repealing the Stamp Act, but instead passed the Declaratory Act. ... The next act passed was the Townshend Act. ... The final act came when the British passed the Tea Act. ...

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