Stamp Act Research Paper

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Stamp Act The Stamp Act occurred in 1765 and was made possible by the Parliament of Great Britain. It required that ALL printed goods such as documents, books, and pamphlets to have on it a certain tax stamp. It was this large symbol having to do with Britain. The point of it was to remind the colonists that everything there belonged to the crown of England and to not forget it. The major reason for the start of this act was the fact that England was in a lot of debt due to the Seven Years War against the French. It was one of the first directed taxes enforced on the colonies. The colonial response was not completely unified but it seemed as if there were more negatives feelings toward it than positive. This is where the famous line “ No…show more content…
The purpose of these acts was to punish the colonist for their unruly behavior. These acts consisted of 5 new acts; Boston Port Act, Quebec Act, Quartering Act, Administration of justice act and Massachusetts Government Act. The Boston Port Act closed the harbor of Boston until the damages were repaid. The quartering act made it legal to house British troops in the houses of colonists. The Massachusetts government act deliberately changed the governing style of the colony by bringing it DIRECTLY under British control. The Quebec Act had nothing to do with the Boston Tea Party but it just happened to come up during that time and all it did was expand territory in Canada. Many thought that these laws were punishing all of Boston instead of the ones responsible for the destruction of Royal Property. Others thought all of it as violations of the their rights entirely and they completely stopped being identified as English. The harsheness of the laws made it hard for many people in the colonies to have any sort of positive feelings for…show more content…
This act placed a tax on most things imported to the colonies. It was different than the stamp act simply because this tax was not imposed directly so it was sort of disguised. By disguising in this way MOST colonists did not seem to mind it too much. There were still the few that did not mind the taxes but the fact that they had no representation made them angry. This act is also linked to the Boston Massacre because it was the last act passed before this event. Declaratory Act The Declaratory Act was passed in 1766 by the Parliament following the repeal of the stamp act. It stated that the authority of the Crown in America was the same as in England and created almost complete Royal control of the government. This made the colonist very angry because they were protesting so much against the stamp act and then the English come in and pull this stuff! Quartering Act This act was part of the intolerable acts and was passed on June 2nd 1774. Is was designed to keep control over the colonists. They thought if they had soldiers living in the houses of colonists there would be less rebellion. The colonists did not like the soldiers being forced into their homes and invading their privacy like that. That is partly why it is unconstitutional for soldiers to live in a residence against the property owners
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