This 1765 revenue law of the British parliament succeeded in angering the American colonists, not because it taxed most documents but because the colonists had no voice in its passage.

This was the stamp act. The stamp act had people pay taxes which were required for any legal document that was sent anywhere or anything similar. The colonies were angered because they believed in a no taxation without representation doctrine and wanted to have members in the parliament that were chosen by them.

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berrmirsya berrmirsya · Answer 2 · 2019-10-10T12:14:33+02:00

Sentence above is kind of Stamp Act’s definition. The Stamp Act of 1765 is the first tax application imposed by the British Parliament directly on the American colonies where the law taxed all valuable documents in the colonies.

EXPLANATION

The application of the tax was due to the position of the British Empire which was in debt due to the Seven Years War (1756-1763). The United Kingdom sees the American colonies as a reliable source of income.

Parliament passed the Stamp Act on March 22, 1765, and repealed it in 1766, but at the same time passed the Declaration of Law to reaffirm that they were authorized to pass whatever colonial laws they deemed appropriate.

The purpose of the tax was to pay the salaries of British military forces stationed in the American colonies after the War against France and India. So that the colonists never feared the French invasion, they assumed that they would receive protection for paying part of the war.

In practice, the problem of taxation and representation carried out by the Stamp Act has made relations with the colonies not harmonious at that point. 10 years later, the colonies rose against an armed uprising against the British.

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KEYWORD: British, colonies, tax.

Subject: History

Class: 10-12

Subchapter: Stamp Act