| 单词 | Stamp Act |
| 例句 | He had actually lent his support to the Stamp Act in 1765 and lobbied for a position within the English government as late as 1771. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “No Stamp Act” was the inscription on a teapot made specifically for export to the colonies. Ah, Tea. So Relaxing. But Its History Is Another Story. 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z The trees were planted in the spring of 1766, the legend has it, by the school’s fifth president, Samuel Finley, to celebrate the repeal of the Stamp Act. Princeton Digs Deep Into Its Fraught Racial History 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z The “liberty trees” in front, according to campus lore, had been planted a few months earlier to celebrate the repeal of the hated Stamp Act. Putting the Ghosts of Princeton’s Racial Past Onstage 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z Does the reader need to be reminded of Dred Scott or the ins and outs of the Stamp Act? Review | Meet America’s most extraordinary family: The Lowells 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z At the time of the Stamp Act crisis in 1765, he urged his fellow colonists to “read the histories of ancient ages; contemplate the great examples of Greece and Rome.” What America Owes to the Greeks and Romans 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z The Atlantic World Reborn,” which relates the American, French and Haitian struggles as a single 18th-century global narrative and features the original Stamp Act document, which is leaving Britain for the first time. ?Making American Taste? at the New-York Historical Society 2011-10-16T20:57:17Z He and his first wife, Helen M. Morgan, co-authored "The Stamp Act Crisis," published in 1953. Edmund S. Morgan, colonial scholar, dies at 97 2013-07-09T13:05:12Z The original paper saw its birth at a time of revolution in the newspaper industry, as the government of the day under Lord Palmerston repealed the Stamp Act on 1 July 1855. Newspaper marks 50,000th edition 2013-09-23T06:32:35Z Among the objects on display are the original Stamp Act and the sole copy of Haiti’s declaration of independence. Spare Times for Jan. 20-26 2012-01-19T21:33:09Z Although this was also the original purpose of the Stamp Act, to pay debts accrued during the Seven Years’ War, the tax remained in place after the debt had been paid. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z He controlled every element of the narrative, coordinating protests over unfair taxes, the onerous Stamp Act and the hated forced importation of tea, then publicizing the uproar for an ever-widening audience. ‘The Revolutionary’ review: A superb portrait of Samuel Adams’ activism 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z “The plan amounts to nothing more than a modern-day version of King George III’s Stamp Act where there was massive taxing and spending without participation of the people’s representatives.” Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against Biden’s student debt bailout 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Townshend hoped the new duties would not anger the colonists because they were external taxes, not internal ones like the Stamp Act. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z The taxes imposed by the Townshend Acts were as poorly received by the colonists as the Stamp Act had been. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z The Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in 1766 but merely replaced it with a variety of other taxes and duties that led to general turmoil in the colonies, especially in Boston. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Enraged by this humiliation but hoping to avoid war, Jefferson revived the tactics that defeated the Stamp Act. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z President Johnson’s war on poverty included the Food Stamp Act to help poor people afford food. myWorld: The Growth of Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The crisis of the Stamp Act allowed colonists to loudly proclaim their identity as defenders of British liberty. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z This committee, or group of people, had been active in urging colonies to send delegates to the Stamp Act Congress. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, in the same year the Stamp Act was repealed, Parliament passed the Declaratory Act, which stated that it had absolute authority to impose taxes on the colonies and to regulate their affairs. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Taking their cue from legislators, violent mobs continued the fight and made the Stamp Act unenforceable throughout the colonies. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Parliament had passed a number of new laws, among them the Stamp Act of 1765. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z With the repeal of the Stamp Act in 1766, liberty-loving subjects of the king celebrated what they viewed as a victory. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Britain then passed the Stamp Act, which taxed every piece of printed paper that colonists used. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In particular, the Stamp Act of 1765 taxed legal documents and printed materials as a means of generating revenue for Britain, which led to widespread protests. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Unconcerned with theory, the ministry continued its plans to implement the Stamp Act, and colonists responded with direct action. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z In October of 1765, nine colonies— all except Georgia, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Virginia—sent delegates to a meeting in New York, the Stamp Act Congress. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Why did the colonists react so much more strongly to the Stamp Act than to the Sugar Act? U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z In response to what they believed to be unjust taxation, some colonies requested that Parliament repeal the Stamp Act. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z That offer came after increasingly volcanic American reactions to various British provocations: After the 1765 Stamp Act. Opinion | The malicious, historically illiterate 1619 Project keeps rolling on 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Pressured by public anger, most merchants in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and smaller ports signed nonimportation agreements pledging not to buy any British goods until the Stamp Act was repealed. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The Stamp Act Congress marked the first time a significant number of the colonies had joined to oppose the British government. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z How did the principles that the Stamp Act raised continue to provide points of contention between colonists and the British government? U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z In 1765, representatives from nine colonies met in New York for a meeting that was called the Stamp Act Congress. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z That phrase debuted in 1765 as a protest against the Stamp Act, the British law that taxed American colonists. Perspective | The story behind the District’s ‘Taxation Without Representation’ license plates 2021-07-03T04:00:00Z Both factions were thus well primed to react to the inflammatory Stamp Act. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Parliament repealed the Stamp Act, but new laws and policies tied the colonies more closely to London. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z As a direct tax on the colonists, the Stamp Act imposed an internal tax on almost every type of printed paper colonists used, including newspapers, legal documents, and playing cards. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z It was the boycotts, more than the congress, that led to the repeal of the Stamp Act. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, in my history classes, I learned that Britain’s Stamp Act helped lead to the Boston Tea Party, that “we” were a free people because the Declaration of Independence said “all men are created equal.” Opinion | Tom Hanks: You Should Learn the Truth About the Tulsa Race Massacre 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z Believing that Hutchinson favored the Stamp Act, MacIntosh led another mob two weeks later in attacking and demolishing his elegant townhouse. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z In 1765, the Stamp Act Congress, meeting in New York, adopted a declaration of rights and liberties, which the British Parliament ignored. Today in History 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z The Stamp Act reinforced the sense among some colonists that Parliament was not treating them as equals of their peers across the Atlantic. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Repealing the Stamp Act meant that colonists were no longer taxed by the British government. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He was also an early critic of the Stamp Act and headed up Anne Arundel County’s chapter of the Sons of Liberty. Only one Supreme Court justice has ever been impeached. His nickname was Old Bacon Face. 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z In other words, the merchants, lawyers, and gentry who were most affected by the Stamp Act might have opposed it without losing their power over lower-ranking colonists. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Medicare, Medicaid, Head Start and the Food Stamp Act – all fundamental parts of LBJ’s Great Society legislation - serve tens of millions of eligible Americans to this day. Why Lyndon Johnson, a truly awful man, is my political hero | Jack Bernhardt 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z The Parliament understood the Stamp Act and the Quartering Act as an assertion of their power to control colonial policy. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Some colonists, such as Patrick Henry from Virginia, became outspoken opponents of the Stamp Act. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The source of the misunderstanding was a lesson on the Stamp Act gone awry. A Virginia school said it would charge students 5 cents per piece of paper. It was a lesson plan gone awry. 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z Men like MacIntosh and his followers responded to their appeals, even though the Stamp Act—mostly a tax on legal and commercial documents—was unlikely to weigh on them heavily. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Some say it was in the home’s library where Johnston drafted the denunciation of the Stamp Act that Patrick Henry delivered. This Old Town Alexandria home comes with a few histories 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Before the Stamp Act, the colonists had paid taxes to their colonial governments or indirectly through higher prices, not directly to the Crown’s appointed governors. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z As a group, they demanded that Parliament repeal the Stamp Act. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Jane Strauss, the school board chairwoman, said students are encouraged to apply modern knowledge to make sense of history, which the Stamp Act lesson accomplished. A Virginia school said it would charge students 5 cents per piece of paper. It was a lesson plan gone awry. 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z The thirteen mainland colonies from New Hampshire to Georgia thus remained the centers of protest against the Stamp Act and subsequent taxes by Parliament, as well as the independence movement that followed. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z At the reconstructed Charlton Coffeehouse, which opened in 2009, the front porch played a conspicuous role in a real-life drama when dozens of residents protesting the Stamp Act assembled there on Oct. Searching for the Raleigh Tavern’s lost porch 2016-07-09T04:00:00Z Because the Stamp Act raised constitutional issues, it triggered the first serious protest against British imperial policy. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z The Stamp Act Resolves, the result of the Stamp Act Congress, acknowledged that the king still had the right to make laws in the colonies. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1765, the ship carried a message to Britain urging the repeal of the loathed Stamp Act. What a Toilet Shows About Life During the American Revolution What can explain the extraordinary upheaval against the Stamp Act? Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The Stamp Act passed in March 1765 was greeted with widespread opposition in the American colonies. Resistance to the Stamp Act recalled at NC historic site 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z Parliamentary members who supported the Stamp Act argued that the colonists had virtual representation, because the architects of the British Empire knew best how to maximize returns from its possessions overseas. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z A group called the Sons of Liberty began to organize protests against the Stamp Act. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the first tax protests in Colonial America, directed at the 1765 Stamp Act, were in New York and Boston. New Yorkers, Self-Assured and Opinionated, Defend Their Values 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z Every assembly on the mainland and several in the West Indies denounced the Stamp Act for taxing them without their consent, and public anger exploded from port towns to isolated villages. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z That means the light by which we see this bright star left on its journey the same year that the British parliament passed the Stamp Act, the first direct tax imposed on American colonies. This Week’s Night Sky: Winter Solstice and a Christmas Moon 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z The British government knew the colonists might object to the Stamp Act’s expansion of parliamentary power, but Parliament believed the relationship of the colonies to the Empire was one of dependence, not equality. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Women were in the crowds protesting the Stamp Act. This Is How Politically Inferior Women Were After the American Revolution 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z It was all about the Stamp Act, the taxes on tea, the Boston Massacre? Our Bernie Sanders moment: This July 4, remember only true independence and revolution ever brings change 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z If colonists submitted to the moderate but unconstitutional costs of the Stamp Act, worse impositions would inevitably follow, for illicit power would never restrain itself voluntarily. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The Stamp Act was passed in 1765 and repealed a year later. U.S. history lessons from readers 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z In response to the Stamp Act, the Massachusetts Assembly sent letters to the other colonies, asking them to attend a meeting, or congress, to discuss how to respond to the act. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z The aggregate-goal playoff format leading up to the MLS Cup — in which the team that scores the most goals in a two-game series advances — is the worst idea since the Stamp Act. MLS crisis averted 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z It is not coincidental that the Wilderness Act, the Food Stamp Act, and, most importantly, the Civil Rights Act passed within months in 1964. Guest: Protect more land with the 50th anniversary of Wilderness Act 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z The Sugar Act and the Stamp Act touched off a prolonged constitutional debate about colonial rights, mostly conducted through dueling pamphlets and newspaper essays that continued until independence. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Food stamps became part of American life 50 years ago this Sunday when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Food Stamp Act into law on Aug. 31, 1964. The right’s food stamp embarrassment: A history lesson for the haters 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z Many American colonists from very different colonies found common cause in their opposition to the Stamp Act. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z As such, bipartisanship has been largely limited to things like post office namings and the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act. Farm Bill Brings House-Senate Collision Path in Sharp Focus 2013-06-21T15:03:51Z Every movement was duly reported, and the town became as furious as in the time of the Stamp Act. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z Recalling the colonies’ proposed alternative to the Stamp Act, the Articles allowed Congress to raise money by asking states for voluntary contributions, or requisitions, based on their land values. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z George Grenville as First Lord of the Treasury, and Chancellor of the Exchequer, signalized his period of administration by the Stamp Act. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z The members of this first congress, known as the Stamp Act Congress, said no. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z "The genuine Sons of Liberty" gathered in the Hall March 18, 1767, that they might rejoice together because of the repeal of the Stamp Act. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z When a student of law, he had listened to Patrick Henry's immortal speech in the debate on the Stamp Act. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z Virginians disliked all taxes, but they truly hated the Stamp Act because it came from Parliament, not their own assembly. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z On January 14 began in the British Parliament the vehement and eloquent debates, ending in a majority of both Houses declaring in favour of the Stamp Act. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z They drafted a rebuttal to the Stamp Act, making clear that they desired only to protect their liberty as loyal subjects of the Crown. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z For it was the year of the iniquitous Stamp Act. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z The following year, Mr. Grenville, Prime Minister of England, proposed that a portion of the enormous debt be paid by America through the Stamp Act. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z The House of Burgesses had protested when the Stamp Act was only a rumor, but Parliament paid no attention. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z On March 22, 1765, the Stamp Act received the Royal Assent, and England and her colonies were divided. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z While these gentry were drafting their grievances during the Stamp Act Congress, other colonists showed their distaste for the new act by boycotting British goods and protesting in the streets. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z From the days of the Stamp Act to the close of the Revolution there was no more ardent patriot than he. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z When the Stamp Act was suggested, the colonies, already heavily in debt by the war, remonstrated in public meetings, and sent their protests to the king. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z After spending a year to collect more information, Parliament passed the Stamp Act on March 22, 1765, and set November 1 as the date it would take effect. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The struggle was carried on without intermission, but towards the end of April, Boston was delighted by the news of the repeal of the Stamp Act. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Two groups, the Sons of Liberty and the Daughters of Liberty, led the popular resistance to the Stamp Act. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z It was here in New York that the Stamp Act Congress met, the forerunner of the federation of the American colonies which cast off the British yoke. Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color 2012-02-20T03:00:20.550Z When asked, "If the Stamp Act should be repealed, would it induce the Assemblies of America to acknowledge the rights of Parliament to tax them, and would they erase their resolutions?" he replied, "No, never!" Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z As protests mounted, Massachusetts called for a meeting of all the colonies to present a united front, so in October 1765, the Stamp Act Congress convened in New York with delegates from nine colonies. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Reading the Stamp Act in King street, opposite the State House, " " 37. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z The Sons of Liberty barricaded Hutchinson in his home and demanded that he renounce the Stamp Act; he refused, and the protesters looted and burned his house. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z He was the only Colonial governor who refused to take the oath to enforce the Stamp Act. Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z A cry of distress went up from the manufacturers of England, who needed American markets for their goods, and in 1766 the Stamp Act was repealed. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z Lord North resigned and King George replaced him with the Marquess of Rockingham, who had managed repeal of the Stamp Act. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The principal objection made by the colonists to the Stamp Act was that it was an internal tax. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Starting in early 1766, the Daughters of Liberty protested the Stamp Act by refusing to buy British goods and encouraging others to do the same. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z It became celebrated, ten years earlier, during the disturbances in Boston, on account of the Stamp Act, which passed March 22, 1765, and was to be in force, on the first of November following. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z In New York, the Stamp Act was carried about the streets, with a placard, "The folly of England and the ruin of America." Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z “Preferring death to slavery,” North Carolina’s Sons of Liberty succinctly explained, “we will...unite...in preventing entirely the operation of the Stamp Act.” Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The Province prospered under Bernard during these years preceding the Stamp Act, and peace came through his ability and guidance. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z The Daughters’ non-importation movement broadened the protest against the Stamp Act, giving women a new and active role in the political dissent of the time. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z The last of these years, 1765, was the memorable year of the Stamp Act, and Liberty Tree! Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z The Stamp Act and the oppressive taxes had stirred America. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z Stamp Act protesters had reached beyond the elite, however, to rally the “lower” and the “middling” sorts against the threat to liberty. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z As seen in a previous chapter after the passing of the Stamp Act, and the adoption of the Patrick Henry Resolves, the people grew riotous and treason was talked of openly. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z In newspapers and pamphlets throughout the colonies, they published article after article outlining the reasons the Stamp Act was unconstitutional and urging peaceful protest. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z One of Franklin's chief objects in coming to England was to prevent the passing of Mr. Grenville's bill, previously referred to as the Stamp Act. Heroes of Science: Physicists 2012-01-17T03:00:17Z Charles Townshend, Pitt's Chancellor of the Exchequer, a vain, truckling statesman, coalesced with Grenville, the father of the Stamp Act, in the production of another scheme for deriving a revenue from America. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z To replace the Stamp Act, he asked Parliament for import duties on certain products that the colonists regularly bought from abroad: lead, paper, glass, painter’s colors, and tea. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The position of Hutchinson was a trying one; he favored neither the issuance of the Writs of Assistance nor the Stamp Act. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Many of the British at home were also appalled by the colonists’ violent reaction to the Stamp Act. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z The Stamp Act was passed, stamps were printed, distributors were appointed, but the colonists would have nothing to do with the stamps. Heroes of Science: Physicists 2012-01-17T03:00:17Z The most prominent measures of his administration were the prosecution of Wilkes and the passing of the American Stamp Act, which led to the first symptoms of alienation between America and the mother country. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z The Townshend Duties were just as bad as the Stamp Act, he argued, because they still raised revenue without popular consent. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z On the 18th of March, 1766, the Stamp Act was repealed. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z In March 1766, the new prime minister, Lord Rockingham, compelled Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z The passing of the Stamp Act was soon followed by a change of Ministry, when the question again came before Parliament. Heroes of Science: Physicists 2012-01-17T03:00:17Z He alone could give the "coup de grâce" to the ruinous principles and doctrines; he alone could recapitulate all the vexations and disgusting details of the Stamp Act and the Direct Tax. Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z A proud and sensitive man, Hutchinson resolved to honor the king’s trust, protect his family, and defeat the radicals who had leveled his house in the Stamp Act riots. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The letters of this business house from 1760 during the Stamp Act excitement and the Tea troubles give many interesting particulars of that period. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z The imposition of the Stamp Act had incurred her displeasure; nor did an invitation to "take tea" restore her to equanimity. Nature and Culture 2011-11-17T03:00:34.107Z The feeling prevalent in America respecting the Stamp Act may be inferred from some of his answers. Heroes of Science: Physicists 2012-01-17T03:00:17Z The Stamp Act gave that cause, and Henry led that resistance. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z Like the Stamp Act, the Coercive Acts inspired American leaders to call an intercolonial meeting to plan common action. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The "Sons of Liberty" met in a distillery, and also the Green Dragon Tavern, and arose out of the excitement attending the passage of the Stamp Act. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z For the purposes of the Stamp Act, the goodwill of a business is property, and the proper duty must be paid on the conveyance of such. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The month following Franklin's examination, the repeal of the Stamp Act received the royal assent. Heroes of Science: Physicists 2012-01-17T03:00:17Z Thus, until that ill-advised measure, the Stamp Act, came, to affect all the American plantations alike, there had been nothing to draw us together in a common cause, a common resistance. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z The knowledge of colonial affairs gained from Franklin’s testimony, probably more than all other causes combined, determined the immediate repeal of the Stamp Act. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z That it is always prudent to distrust the eloquence of a criminal lawyer we have ample proof, in the advice he gave the people on the passage of the Stamp Act. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z The name was given in 1765 at a patriotic celebration in honor of the expected repeal of the Stamp Act. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z Though Parliament had repealed the Stamp Act, it nevertheless insisted on its right to tax the colonies. Heroes of Science: Physicists 2012-01-17T03:00:17Z Franklin's failure to forecast the stubborn hostility of the Colonies to the Stamp Act not only cost him some personal popularity but it caused his firm some pecuniary loss. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z Why, don’t you know that when King George tried to impose the Stamp Act on the colonists they rebelled, and there was a great time. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z The Stamp Act received the royal assent on March 22, 1765, and it was to come into operation on the first day of November following. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z To those who can read between the lines it reveals means and methods which were calculated to arouse enthusiasm and create public sentiment during the exciting days of the Stamp Act. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z It was in 1769, while preparing fireworks for the illumination on the abolition of the Stamp Act, that Thompson was injured by a severe explosion as he was grinding his materials in a mortar. Heroes of Science: Physicists 2012-01-17T03:00:17Z The rashness of the Virginia Assembly in relation to the Stamp Act he thought simply amazing. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z The penalty for not doing so is fixed by the Stamp Act 1815, � 37, at �100, and an additional stamp duty at the rate of 10%. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z After the adoption in Massachusetts of Patrick Henry's resolves, the people, brooding over the injuries which Adams made them believe they were receiving under the Stamp Act, became fiercer in temper. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z They look as though they were watching a Quaker, or reading the Stamp Act. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z Jackson, the colonial agent, was instructed to remonstrate against the proposed Stamp Act and to endeavor to secure the repeal or modification of the Sugar Act. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z After stating that he had done everything in his power to prevent the passage of the Stamp Act, he said: But the Tide was too strong against us. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z In March 1766, the king drew back the Stamp Act, which gave great joy to those who had the good of A-mer-i-ca at heart, and to none more than to George Wash-ing-ton. The Life of George Washington in Words of One Syllable 2011-05-23T02:00:10.807Z The Act had attached to it for a "rider" pardon to all who had taken part in the disturbance connected with the Stamp Act. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z They resisted so successfully the enforcement of the Stamp Act that Parliament began to discuss its repeal. Franklin's Autobiography (Eclectic English Classics) 2011-05-20T02:00:26.573Z The revenue derived from the Stamp Act was to be paid into the exchequer to be used for colonial defence. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Franklin's written comments upon the American controversy between the passage of the Stamp Act and his return to America in 1775 are usually marked by a sobriety and dignity of expression worthy of their wisdom. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z The indifference exhibited by the agriculturists of America, at the period of the Stamp Act, to the overflowing offers of bounties, is still shown by their uncorrupted successors. Inquiry Into the Origin and Course of Political Parties in the United States 2011-04-24T02:00:09.423Z He went there in 1765, soon after the passage of the Stamp Act by the English Parliament, to attend the session of the Virginia House of Burgesses, of which he had been elected a member. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z Q. If the Stamp Act should be repealed, would it induce the assemblies of America to acknowledge the right of Parliament to tax them, and would they erase their resolutions? Franklin's Autobiography (Eclectic English Classics) 2011-05-20T02:00:26.573Z Colonial opposition.—To the colonies the Stamp Act, the Quartering Act, and the extension of admiralty jurisdiction were unconstitutional. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z It cannot be doubted that his exertions should be reckoned among the potent influences that secured the repeal of the Stamp Act. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z Such were the resources of Maryland, at the commencement of the civic struggle for her liberties, beginning with the Stamp Act. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z As we have already seen, King George, much against his will, had to submit to the repeal of the Stamp Act by Parliament. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z In the ruling,, the Court upheld the constitutionality of a 1981 amendment to the Food Stamp Act that prohibits strikers from receiving the aid. GOP war on hunger isn't new 2011-03-25T16:51:00Z But the Stamp Act aroused the greatest furor. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z In my own private judgment, I think an immediate repeal of the Stamp Act would be the best measure for this country; but a suspension of it for three years, the best for that. Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z In 1765 England passed the Stamp Act which put a tax upon certain articles such as books, newspapers, and playing cards. The Short Constitution 2011-01-05T03:01:00.017Z Ten years after proposing the "Plan of Union" Franklin was sent to England, at the time of the agitation over the Stamp Act, to make a strenuous effort to prevent its passage. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z All promissory notes are, under the Stamp Act 1891, subject to an ad valorem stamp duty. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z On May 29, 1765, the burgesses resolved themselves into a committee of the whole to consider the steps necessary to be taken in consequence of the Stamp Act. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Examined in House of Commons relative to repeal of the Stamp Act. Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z How, then, they said, can the Pennsylvanians assert that the Stamp Act is an infringement of their rights? The True Benjamin Franklin The impassioned words of the great orator, bitterly denouncing the Stamp Act, made a deep impression upon young Jefferson's fervid nature. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z Indeed, without Sam Adams, Otis, Warren, and Israel Putnam, without the revolt against the Stamp Act, and without Lexington, Concord and Bunker Hill, it is impossible to conceive of the American republic at all. The Ifs of History Connecticut Governor Fitch, at the suggestion of the assembly, prepared an address to parliament which protested against the proposed Stamp Act or any other bill for internal taxes. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z While petitioning for a crown colony, he found himself in 1765 faced with a larger than provincial interest—Lord Grenville's Stamp Act forced him into the role of one seeking definition of colonial status. Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z Almost immediately after his arrival in London in December, 1764, the agitations about the proposed Stamp Act began, and within a few weeks he was deep in them. The True Benjamin Franklin Parliament, therefore, which was composed largely of the King's friends, ready to do his bidding, passed a law called the Stamp Act. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z After the Stamp Act was repealed Messrs. Rodney, M'Kean and Read were appointed a committee to prepare an address to the king expressive of the joy produced throughout the Colony by this event. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution The instructions also declared that a Stamp Act would violate the inherent right of every British subject to be taxed only by his own consent or by his representatives. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z On the contrary, according to some of the very foremost members of that historic body, the idea of independence, at least in the Middle and Southern colonies, was "as unpopular as the Stamp Act itself." The History of Cuba, vol. 1 A certain Samuel Smith went about telling the people that Franklin had planned the Stamp Act and intended to have the Test Act put in force in America. The True Benjamin Franklin In the ten years following the passage of the Stamp Act, events in America moved rapidly. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z He did not join in the general joy caused by the repeal of the Stamp Act. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution The question of the repeal of the Stamp Act came up in parliament early in 1766. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z The Stamp Act, passed in 1765, was repealed in 1766; it was opposed in Boston by a surprising show of determined and unified public sentiment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" In fact, the ministry were at that very time contemplating the Stamp Act and other measures which brought on the Revolution. The True Benjamin Franklin The colonists object to the Stamp Act; "No taxation without representation." American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z Shortly after that the Stamp Act was repealed. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution During the debate in the commons on February 13, Franklin, then agent for Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, was questioned regarding the colonial attitude, and he made it clear that the Stamp Act could not be enforced. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z We read that "Here Patrick Henry first kindled the flames of revolution by his resolutions and speech against the Stamp Act, May 29-30, 1765." Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway As early as the time of the Stamp Act, Louis XV. sent De Kalb to America to watch the progress of the rebellion, and to foment it. The True Benjamin Franklin What was the Stamp Act and what was its purpose? American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z He took a deep interest in the welfare of his country and was a member of the Congress assembled at New York in 1765 to concert measures for the repeal of the odious Stamp Act. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Declaratory and other acts attracted little attention in America, where there was great rejoicing over the repeal of the Stamp Act. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z The Stamp Act was passed and repealed, and a Test Act substituted. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence The news of the action of the British government threw the colonies into an angry mood and they vehemently declared their intention to resist the Stamp Act. The Greater Republic A History of the United States The opposition to the new taxes was just as bitter as it had been against the Stamp Act. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z When the Stamp Act was passed he was a youth in politics but the discussions upon its odiousness deeply interested him. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution The memorial was sent to the Massachusetts agent in England with instructions to urge the repeal of the Sugar Act and to protest against the proposed Stamp Act. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z About 1773 Jacob Cooper laid out a town near the ferry, and gave it the name Camden in honour of Lord Chancellor Camden, who had been one of the strongest opponents of the Stamp Act. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" The Stamp Act Congress, as it was called, met in New York City, October 7, 1765. The Greater Republic A History of the United States He was unsuccessful in accomplishing his mission, but later did much toward securing the repeal of the Stamp Act. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z The Stamp Act was then in full life but not in full force in Delaware. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Difficulties had also arisen when the governor demanded compensation for those who had suffered by the Stamp Act riots and when he demanded compliance with the Quartering Act. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z A. S. S.—The stamps used at the period of the celebrated "Stamp Act" were for the collection of revenue. Harper's Round Table, May 7, 1895 The latter paid little attention to the declaration, but were rudely awakened in 1765 by the passage of the Stamp Act, which was to go into effect in November of that year. The Greater Republic A History of the United States What did Franklin have to do with the following: the Stamp Act; the Declaration of Independence; securing aid from France? American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z When the offensive Stamp Act was proclaimed he exposed its odious features with unsurpassed severity and boldness. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution He told her, in the letter which he sent with this trunk, that, as the Stamp Act was repealed, he was now willing that she should have a new gown. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 In contrast with this attitude of Washington, look at the conduct of George the Third respecting the colonies, after the passage of the Stamp Act. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. Parliament, however, had no right to pass such a law as the Stamp Act. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 8, May 1878, No. 7. An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks Eight years before this there had been a Stamp Act put upon them by the mother country, trying to make them put a stamp on all their law papers, newspapers, and such things. Maid Sally The Stamp Act kindled an enduring flame of indignation in the patriotic bosom of Mr. Adams. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution In the dispute with the American colonies his sympathies were with the latter, and in 1766 he carried the repeal of the Stamp Act. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" For example, when the "Stamp Act" was being considered. A History of the Town of Fairfax The first very important subject was the Stamp Act, in 1765. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 8, May 1878, No. 7. An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks In 1783 the notes and bills of the Bank were exempted from the operation of the Stamp Act, on consideration of an annual payment of £12,000. Old and New London Volume I He introduced resolutions against the Stamp Act that were so pointed and bold as to alarm many of the older members although they admitted the truth and justice of the sentiments expressed. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution The excitement produced in New England by the operation of the obnoxious Stamp Act gave him some concern. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 He favored the Stamp Act, the Coercion Bill,—quartering soldiers upon us, sending Americans beyond seas for trial,—the Boston Port Bill, and all the measures against the colonies. The Trial of Theodore Parker For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence In the following year he supported with great power the proposal of the Rockingham administration for the repeal of the American Stamp Act, arguing that it was unconstitutional to impose taxes upon the colonies. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" Liberty and Liberty Poles 14 The demand for liberty—Opposition to the Stamp Act—Oliver hanged in effigy—The Liberty Tree in Boston—The liberty pole in New York—The Albany plan—The snake design. The Little Book of the Flag When Patrick Henry proposed his bold resolutions against the Stamp Act in 1765 Mr. Lee gave them the powerful aid of his eloquent and unanswerable logic. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution It resulted in the loathed Stamp Act and led ultimately to the Revolution of 1775. Seaport in Virginia George Washington's Alexandria Accordingly, when the Stamp Act was passed—22d March, 1765—there were Judicial officers in the Colonies ready to declare it "constitutional;" executive magistrates ready to carry out any measures intrusted to them. The Trial of Theodore Parker For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence This they could not do while government was despotically enforcing the Stamp Act or the Revenue Bill. Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series When the Stamp Act was passed, the wrath of the people rose, and now they knew exactly what they wanted—"No taxation without representation." The Little Book of the Flag The Stamp Act, the first born of the scrofulous revenue system devised by the putrescent British ministry, met with a hostile reception at Annapolis. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Pitt, with an original boldness of expression, justified the colonists in opposing the Stamp Act. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 The Stamp Act only taxed commercial and legal documents; the fugitive slave bill makes our words misdemeanors. The Trial of Theodore Parker For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence In this remarkable paper, he anticipated the arguments which our most distinguished statesmen and logicians urged against the Stamp Act—against Taxation without Representation. Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series When the Stamp Act was repealed, the Liberty Tree was the very center of rejoicing. The Little Book of the Flag In 1765 he was in the House of Burgesses and was a warm supporter of the bold resolutions offered by Patrick Henry relative to the Stamp Act. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution The history of "Grenville's Stamp Act" is adequately set forth by Grahame and Bancroft, whose respective accounts present its most important features and its fate in the hands of American patriots. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 Some of our fellow-citizens have avowed that the fugitive slave bill is to be treated like the Stamp Act, and never to be enforced in Massachusetts. The Trial of Theodore Parker For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence The trivial sum expected to be raised by the Stamp Act amounted to scarcely one hundred thousand pounds a year. Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series It is found in the day-to-day operations of government in the county and the General Assembly not just in the great crises of the Stamp Act, the Coercive Acts, and Lexington and Concord. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 Mr. Adams became associated with other prominent whigs, Samuel Adams, Quincy, Otis and many kindred spirits, whose influence produced the repeal of the Stamp Act and the removal of Mr. Grenville from the ministry. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution He concluded with giving his advice that the Stamp Act be repealed absolutely, totally, and immediately; that reasons for the repeal be assigned; that it was founded on an erroneous principle. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 That was in July, 1765, just after Parliament passed the Stamp Act. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance It was in fact merely a renewal of the Stamp Act, under slightly modified forms. Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series Both house and council were already on record against the Stamp Act which no Virginian wanted. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 When the Stamp Act was passed his voice and pen were arrayed against it. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution The outbreak of indignation, especially in New England, against this imposition was a prelude to the more general and determined resistance to the Stamp Act, which was Grenville's second obnoxious measure. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 We say nothing about the Stamp Act: give all like topics the go-by, and just enjoy ourselves socially. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance He was about to introduce the Stamp Act, as an initiatory measure. Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series Massachusetts, which for once had lagged behind, called for a Stamp Act Congress to meet in New York in October. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 The Stamp Act was passed as a feeler. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution By the term of the Stamp Act, it was not to take effect till November 1st—a period of more than seven months after its passing. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 The locality before 1767 was known as Hanover Square, but after the repeal of the Stamp Act, as Liberty Hall. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Thus Franklin entirely failed in arresting the passing of the Stamp Act. Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series The Stamp Act Congress quickly picked up the spirit, although not the strident language of the Henry Resolves, and declared all taxes, internal and external, should be repealed. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 The Stamp Act was repealed only to give place to a more voracious and obnoxious budget of Acts. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution While a variety of legal and illegal methods were adopted to oppose the Stamp Act, November 1st, on which it was to commence its operation, approached. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 It was in this tavern that the repeal of the Stamp Act was celebrated, 1767. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance The tidings of the passage of the Stamp Act was received in intelligent America, with universal expressions of displeasure, and with resolves to oppose its operation in every possible way. Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series At the suggestion of Richard Henry Lee, the Westmoreland County court on September 24, 1765 stated it would not sit again until the Stamp Act was repealed. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 After the repeal of the Stamp Act a calm in the public mind ensued but it was a calm of delusion such as precedes a tornado. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Opposition to the Stamp Act, from that period, assumed a bolder face. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 Though the Stamp Act had been repealed, and though the citizens were orderly and law-abiding, the regiments remained. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance I took every step in my power, to prevent the passing of the Stamp Act. Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series Small wonder ship captains did not sail to Virginia and London merchants were quickly submitting petitions against the Stamp Act. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 The passage of the Stamp Act on the 22d of March 1765 was followed by a commotion that indicated a slender tenure of kingly power in America. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Although the Stamp Act passed by the English Parliament in 1765 was repealed in the following year, the opposition which led to its repeal became also one of the principal causes of the American Revolution. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 The Stamp Act had been repealed, and the irritation produced by that act had been allayed. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Meanwhile the fatal policy of Grenville had led to the alienation of the great American colonies, and the passing of the Stamp Act in 1765 brought a complete rupture. The Eighteenth Century in English Caricature The Rockingham ministry, most of whose members had disliked the Stamp Act from the beginning, drew their greatest strength from the merchant communities. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 “Do you remember what Gadsden said at New York at the meeting held in protest against the Stamp Act?” Rodney, the Ranger With Daniel Morgan on Trail and Battlefield The general aversion to the Stamp Act was, by similar methods, in a variety of places, demonstrated. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 There were causes other than the Stamp Act, Writs of Assistance, and the Tax on Tea, which brought about the Revolution. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance I have a great many debts due to me in America, and I had rather they should remain unrecoverable by any law than submit to the Stamp Act. Benjamin Franklin Neither in Virginia nor the other colonies did the Townshend protests arouse the passions or unanimity of support generated by the Stamp Act. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 Massachusetts, calls for Stamp Act Congress, 80, 81; enthusiasm in for Virginia resolutions, 81, 82; prepares for war, 134. Patrick Henry In most departments, by common consent, business was carried on as though no Stamp Act had existed. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 His father was one of the King's Councillors, and figured in the Stamp Act controversy. The Contrast Every one knows the nature of the acts which finally created a new empire in the West,—the Stamp Act, the duty on tea, the Boston Port bill. Benjamin Franklin Repeal of the Stamp Act and Townshend Duties had not brought respect for and acceptance of authority. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 Robinson, Rev. William, condemns Henry’s behavior in Parsons’ Cause, 86; and describes his speech against the Stamp Act, 87. Patrick Henry By suspending their future purchases on the repeal of the Stamp Act, the colonists made it the interest of merchants and manufacturers to solicit for that repeal. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 His early boyhood, when he was at the grammar school, was passed amidst the tumult of the Stamp Act, and the quartering of troops in Boston. The Contrast Q. "How would the Americans receive a future tax, imposed on the same principle as the Stamp Act?" Benjamin Franklin Also note that this committee consists of men who ware on opposite sides of the fence in the Stamp Act debate in 1765. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 Stamp Act Congress, proposed by Massachusetts, 80; its success caused by Virginia resolutions, 81 ff. Patrick Henry Parliament passes the Stamp Act; formation of the Sons of Liberty; convening of the Stamp Act Congress. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 And the affair had its influence on the public attitude toward the Stamp Act, five years later. The Siege of Boston A. "Just as they do the Stamp Act; they would not pay it". Benjamin Franklin Finally the New Yorkers gave in, making the Quartering Act to New York what the Stamp Act was to Virginia, a symbol of "oppression and slavery." The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 Inclosed are the resolutions of the Virginia Assembly in 1765, concerning the Stamp Act. Patrick Henry That the colonists would be ultimately obliged to submit to the Stamp Act was at first commonly believed, both in England and America. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 Upon the proposal of the Stamp Act the colonies did everything in their power to prevent the passage of the bill. The Siege of Boston Though the Rockingham administration repealed the Stamp Act, it was the popular belief that Pitt had been the real moving cause in the matter. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 In the process of calling in the money a severe currency shortage developed and some financial hardship occurred at the same time the Stamp Act took effect. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 The Stamp Act had been discussed; the discussion was ended; the act had been decided on; it had become a law. Patrick Henry Virginia led the way in opposition to the Stamp Act. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 Reluctantly—it was an act which the king never forgot nor forgave—more than a year after its passage, when it was proved that its enforcement was impossible, the Stamp Act was repealed. The Siege of Boston Shelburne had always, with Pitt, protested against the policy of the Stamp Act, and could hardly have sat in a cabinet which, domineered over by the king, was preparing to carry it into execution. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 89, May, 1875 The third facet of the Grenville revenue plan was the infamous Stamp Act. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 Prior to the time referred to, whatever had been said on the subject, in any of the colonies, had been said for the purpose of dissuading the government from passing the Stamp Act. Patrick Henry The effigies of the planners and friends of the Stamp Act were carried about the streets in public derision, and then torn in pieces by the enraged populace. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 The Rockingham ministry, the most liberal which could then be assembled, even in repealing the Stamp Act thought it incumbent upon them to assert, in the Declaratory Act, the right to tax America. The Siege of Boston He represented Fairfax County in the House of Burgesses from 1758 until his death and was the author of certain resolutions presented by Patrick Henry in 1765, in opposition to the Stamp Act. The Fairfax County Courthouse By the time parliament took up the Stamp Act in February 1765, the die was already cast. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 But the government had now passed the Stamp Act; and, accordingly, these resolutions must have been meant for a very different purpose. Patrick Henry From the decided opposition to the Stamp Act which had been adopted by the colonies, it became necessary for Great Britain to enforce or to repeal it. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 The Stamp Act was the first definite assertion of the right to tax America. The Siege of Boston Through his influence, also, the "Stamp Act" was passed in March, 1765, whereby "all instruments in writing were to be executed on stamped paper, to be purchased from the agents of the British Government." From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services The Stamp Act already had been taken care of by the remonstrance in December. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 Two or three months ago, I thought that this people would submit to the Stamp Act. Patrick Henry After much debating, two protests in the House of Lords, and passing an act, "For securing the dependence of America on Great Britain," the repeal of the Stamp Act was carried, in March, 1766. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 Unfortunately, when the Stamp Act was repealed, the way had been left open for future trouble. The Siege of Boston This was stating the case without reserve; and, no doubt, it had much to do with the repeal of the Stamp Act in March, 1766. From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services He had made a monumental error in political judgment, having applied to the crown to be the Stamp Act agent in Virginia. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 They formed the first opposition to the Stamp Act, and the scheme of taxing America by the British parliament. Patrick Henry Every movement was duly reported, and "the town became furious as in the time of the Stamp Act." The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 Throughout the Stamp Act agitation he was active in opposing the new measures. The Siege of Boston Two months after the passage of the "Stamp Act" in England, the Virginia Legislature convened at Williamsburg. From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services Governor Fauquier suggested that many burgesses were not satisfied with the remonstrance against the Stamp Act in December. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 Of course, by the passage of the Stamp Act, the whole question of colonial procedure on the subject had been changed. Patrick Henry The boys got it all up themselves with the help of a copy of the United States Constitution and the famous "Stamp Act." The Battle with the Slum This was ingeniously new, being internal taxation in a form different from that of the Stamp Act. The Siege of Boston "If the Stamp Act is not repealed, what do you think will be the consequences?" From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services Virginians of all ranks united against the Stamp Act as they were not to unite against any British action thereafter. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 The repeal of the Stamp Act was the chief measure of Lord Rockingham's government. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) We all know that when, in 1765, the famous Stamp Act was passed in the British Parliament, on the news reaching Boston the bells were muffled, and rang a funeral peal. Public School Education We being obliged to take commodities from Great Britain, special duties upon their exportation to us are as much taxes as those imposed by the Stamp Act. The Siege of Boston Charles Townsend advocated the enforcement of the Stamp Act. From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services Enforcing the Stamp Act depended upon having a law to enforce, a commissioner to administer it, and stamps to attach to the documents. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 They had agreed in condemning the peace, the Stamp Act, the general warrants, the seizure of papers. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) It was founded in special opposition to the Stamp Act. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I Representatives from nine provinces met in the Stamp Act Congress, and passed resolutions against the new taxation. The Siege of Boston We should have said that the day on which the Stamp Act went into operation, Nov. From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services The violence and riots in Boston and Newport had raised cries against property destruction while the extreme constitutional position attributed to Virginia and the Stamp Act Congress challenged the very heart of parliament's sovereignty. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 The repeal of the Stamp Act Pitt strongly supported; but against the government was arrayed a formidable assemblage of opponents. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) Fox was authorized to make a similar representation to the French government, and the person whom he sent to Paris for this purpose was Thomas Grenville, son of the author of the Stamp Act. The Critical Period of American History The English Parliament passed an act called the Stamp Act, taxing the colonies by placing a stamp on all paper to be used in legal transactions. True to His Home A Tale of the Boyhood of Franklin The Stamp Act was brought in during his first illness by the minister he most hated. The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 Pitt, following the resolution of the Stamp Act Congress, defined "legislation" to mean laws governing trade for regulation and general government, but not internal or external taxes. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 When it was proposed to repeal the bill in the following year, Franklin was examined before the House of Commons; the effect of his evidence was decisive, and the Stamp Act was repealed. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History It gave to Congress the power to regulate foreign and domestic commerce, to levy duties on imports, and even to raise internal revenue by means of a Stamp Act. The Critical Period of American History King George III approved of the Stamp Act, not only as a means of revenue, but as an assertion of royal authority. True to His Home A Tale of the Boyhood of Franklin The public buildings of the colonial period were mostly erected during the era of commercial prosperity between 1730 and the passage of the Stamp Act and the Boston Port Bill. Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885 The conciliatory Rockingham ministry, having brought off the Stamp Act repeal and modification of the Sugar Act of 1764, could not sustain itself in office. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 He officially presented to Mr. Grenville a petition against the Stamp Act, but finding that the minister was not deterred from his purpose, he zealously exerted himself to organize an opposition to the measure. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Again and again it was asked, If taxes could thus be levied by any power outside the state, why had we ever opposed the Stamp Act or the tea duties? The Critical Period of American History The Stamp Act, largely through his influence, was at last repealed, and joy filled America. True to His Home A Tale of the Boyhood of Franklin Parliament therefore passed the Stamp Act in 1765, which required the colonists to pay for stamps to be used on legal documents. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe Unlike Britain, the changes in Virginia broadened political leadership to include the new elements which emerged during the Stamp Act debates, the Lee-Henry group. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 When the Stamp Act passed in 1765, Mr. William Johnson, member of the House of Burgesses for Louisa County, resigned his place to make way for Henry, who was elected to fill the vacancy. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Serving as Speaker of the House in 1766, he took an active part in opposing the Stamp Act, and boldly declared in the Assembly that North Carolina would not pay those taxes. In Ancient Albemarle Philadelphia had a day of jubilee in honor of the repeal of the Stamp Act, and Mr. Calamity with cane and snuffbox wandered out to see the sights. True to His Home A Tale of the Boyhood of Franklin This resolution was called forth through the passage of the "Stamp Act." The Hero of Ticonderoga or Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys The situation in Massachusetts, as it had in the latter stages of the Stamp Act Crisis, quickly degenerated into violence, and General Gage had to send British troops to restore order in Boston. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 He had expressed his disapprobation of the Stamp Act in unqualified terms. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History The eloquence which had vied with that of Chatham during the discussions on the Stamp Act had become distasteful to the bulk of its members. History of the English People, Volume VIII Modern England, 1760-1815 One day, long before the Stamp Act, he passed the Gazette office, when the prosperous editor appeared. True to His Home A Tale of the Boyhood of Franklin A Rutgers was a member of the New York Provincial Congress and also of the Stamp Act Congress. The Kirk on Rutgers Farm The Townshend duties applied to goods which were less widely used than those affected by the Stamp Act. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 In February 1765 the Stamp Act was passed through both Houses with less opposition than a turnpike bill. History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767 The Stamp Act had been passed in England and the people of the colonies were in a high state of indignation. Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The famous Stamp Act was elaborated in council, discussed in parliament, and made a law by sanction of the king's signature in the spring of 1765. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 It was one of the grounds of complaint against the Stamp Act, that questions arising under it were not tried by Jury, but by courts specially created. Achenwall's Observations on North America Repeal of the Stamp Act and the Townshend duties had brought no respect from the colonists and no suggestions about how to relieve the financial pressures on British taxpayers. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 He had been ill and absent from Parliament when the Stamp Act was passed. History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767 Beginning in a quiet voice, he told them that the Stamp Act was illegal, as ignoring the right of the House to make the laws for the colony. Historical Tales, Vol. 2 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The Writs of Assistance touched the interests of commercial men; the Stamp Act touched the interests of the whole people. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 The Stamp Act itself was a very small matter; but many of the American Colonies had been setting up claims of independence in various matters. Stories Of Georgia Foreshadowing the judicial review of a later day, the Northampton county court declared the Stamp Act unconstitutional and consequently of no effect. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 The commons were bent on imposing the Stamp Act. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges We of the North stand where our fathers did, who resisted the Stamp Act; who threw overboard the tea in Boston harbor. A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 He had been but a few days a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, when intelligence of the passage of the Stamp Act reached the Old Dominion. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851 In 1765, what is known as the Stamp Act was passed by the Parliament of Great Britain, in spite of all the protests made by the agents of the Colonies. Stories Of Georgia This is the standard work on the Stamp Act. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 When the news of this new taxation reached the colonies, it destroyed all the cheerfulness which the repeal of the Stamp Act had caused. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges That element was not wholly absent on this occasion, for Mackintosh, the leader in the Stamp Act riots, was present with "his chickens," as he called them, and active in destroying the tea. Tea Leaves Being a Collection of Letters and Documents relating to the shipment of Tea to the American Colonies in the year 1773, by the East India Tea Company. (With an introduction, notes, and biographical notices of the Boston Tea Party) Meanwhile in America the new taxes were causing even more exasperation than the Stamp Act had caused—probably because they were more menacing in their form, if not much more severe in their effect. A History of the United States In short, the repeal of the Stamp Act gave the people of the Colonies only momentary satisfaction. Stories Of Georgia Hardly had he taken the oath and been seated before the House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole to consider the Stamp Act. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators The House of Commons would not even hear the reports of the colonial agents, but proceeded, with strange infatuation and obstinate bigotry, to impose the The Stamp Act. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges They worked actively and zealously for the non-importation articles of agreement, after the Stamp Act and the Tea Act were inflicted on this country. Tea Leaves Being a Collection of Letters and Documents relating to the shipment of Tea to the American Colonies in the year 1773, by the East India Tea Company. (With an introduction, notes, and biographical notices of the Boston Tea Party) Such enthusiasm as Parliament had permitted itself to show over the repeal of Grenville's Stamp Act had long flickered out. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III But King George III. was never satisfied with the repeal of the Stamp Act of 1765. Stories Of Georgia The Stamp Act was up for discussion; the gavel rapped for order and the Speaker declared the House in session. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators At the time of the Stamp Act, when patriotic Americans threw the tea into Boston harbor, Americans were just as great tea-drinkers as the English. Home Life in Colonial Days During the days of the Stamp Act excitement, the term "colonist" gave way to "American," and "English" to "British," a term of the deeper opprobrium because Bute, the king's chief adviser, was a Briton. History of the United States, Volume 2 It became plain to Townshend that the Parliamentary majority regretted the repeal of the Stamp Act and resented the theory that America should not be taxed. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III The Colonies were bordering on a state of revolution, when, through the influence of the Earl of Chatham, the Stamp Act was repealed. Stories Of Georgia Was the speech delivered before or after the Stamp Act? Teachers' Outlines for Studies in English Based on the Requirements for Admission to College In the revolt of feeling caused by the Stamp Act, there was a constant social pressure to encourage the manufacture and wearing of goods of American manufacture. Home Life in Colonial Days There soon followed, in rapid succession, that series of blundering acts of oppression which completed the work begun by the Stamp Act, and drove the colonists into rebellion. History of the United States, Volume 2 The same session that repealed the Stamp Act promulgated the Declaratory Act, asserting the full power of the King, on the advice of Parliament, to make laws binding the American colonies in all cases whatsoever. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III The November riots disposed of the stamps but not of the Stamp Act. Beginnings of the American People What was called the Stamp Act met with the first organised opposition. Hurricane Hurry Then came the Stamp Act, making almost everything illegal that was not written on stamp paper furnished by the maternal country. Comic History of the United States "It is as unpopular," they said, in "Pennsylvania and all the Middle and Southern States as the Stamp Act itself." History of the United States, Volume 2 This desperate attempt to assert what the repeal of the Stamp Act virtually surrendered was intended as a solace to the King and as a warning—perhaps a friendly warning—to the colonies. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III At the time there were few men either in England or in the colonies who imagined that the Stamp Act would release forces that were destined to disrupt the empire. Beginnings of the American People It was the "Stamp Act" which effected this transformation. Benjamin Franklin Although Parliament had not imposed any such tax as the Stamp Act, it had, so far as precedent showed, exercised financial powers on many occasions. The Wars Between England and America Lord North had voted for the Stamp Act and against its repeal; and Lord Hillsborough was less indulgent to the colonies than Lord Shelburne. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 It is probable that their opinion of the popular party in Massachusetts was colored if not prejudiced by memories of the Stamp Act riots. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III III The repeal of the Stamp Act was the occasion for general rejoicing in America. Beginnings of the American People The Stamp Act itself hardly turned out a greater blunder for Grenville than this well-meant suggestion=109= was near turning out for Franklin. Benjamin Franklin The Stamp Act was repealed, and the sugar duties were reduced to a low figure. The Wars Between England and America A.—I don't doubt at all that if the Legislature repeal the Stamp Act, the colonies will acquiesce in the authority. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 The proposed Stamp Act scarcely shocked Otis or Adams more directly and cruelly than it shocked the soundest and sanest thinkers on the other side of the Atlantic. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III The famous Stamp Act itself chiefly concerned the printers, lawyers, officeholders, the users of the custom-house, and the litigious class that employed the courts to enforce or resist the payment of debt. Beginnings of the American People All sorts of stories were spread concerning Franklin,—even that it was he who had "planned the Stamp Act;" and that he was endeavoring also to get the Test Act introduced into the colonies! Benjamin Franklin To the astonishment of the Cabinet and of the English public, the new measures, especially the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act, raised a storm of opposition in the colonies unlike anything in their history. The Wars Between England and America The Revenue Act of 1767 produced resolves, petitions, addresses, remonstrances, similar to those with which the colonists opposed the Stamp Act. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 It may be admitted that in itself the Stamp Act was not a conspicuously unfair or even a conspicuously unreasonable measure. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III Last of all the cardinal measures to be enacted, the Stamp Act attracted to itself the multiplied resentments accumulated by two years of hostile legislation. Beginnings of the American People It was well understood that the repeal of the Stamp Act was close at hand. Benjamin Franklin Petitions in respectful but determined language were sent to the King and to Parliament, praying for the repeal of the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act. The Wars Between England and America Though the Stamp Act was to have operated from the 1st of November, yet the legal proceedings in Courts were carried on as before. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 But the protests against the Stamp Act were not limited to eloquent orations or formal resolutions. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III While all Americans agreed that the Stamp Act, like the Sugar Act, was unjust, or at least inexpedient, not all affirmed that it was illegal. Beginnings of the American People Can anything less than a military force carry the Stamp Act into execution? Benjamin Franklin Commercial boycott, it was hoped, would have the same effect as at the time of the Stamp Act. The Wars Between England and America This was accompanied by spirited resolutions to risk all consequences rather than submit to use the paper required by the Stamp Act. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 In this spirit of benevolence, and with apparent confidence of success, Grenville brought forward his famous Stamp Act. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III The average Briton had given little thought to America since the repeal of the Stamp Act. Beginnings of the American People They heeded little that simultaneously with the repeal a resolve had been carried through declaratory of the principle on which the Stamp Act had been based. Benjamin Franklin In accordance with this feeling the new prime minister, George Grenville in 1764 announced his intention of passing a Stamp Act for the easier collection of revenue in America. The War of Independence I now proceed to give a summary statement of the events between Great Britain and the colonies which followed the repeal of the Stamp Act, March 19th, 1766. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 When the citizens of Boston met to protest against the Stamp Act Samuel Adams framed the first resolutions that denied to the Parliament of Great Britain the right to impose taxes upon her colonies. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III Then we wouldn't take the tea she insisted on our buying, and there was the Stamp Act. A Little Girl in Old Salem In order to continue the narrative of events with due regard to chronological order it is necessary to revert to the repeal of the Stamp Act. Benjamin Franklin The first of these measures was the Molasses Act, the second was the Stamp Act. The War of Independence Has the repeal of the Stamp Act taught the Americans obedience? The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 The debate on the Stamp Act gave him a great opportunity. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III And there was the old Court House where the Stamp Act was denounced. A Little Girl in Old Salem The agony with which the repeal of the Stamp Act was effected racked too severely the feeble joints of the Rockingham ministry, and that ill-knit body soon began to drop to pieces. Benjamin Franklin But in the Stamp Act Grenville provided the colonies with an issue which concerned one as much as another, and upon which they were accordingly sure to unite in resistance. The War of Independence Q.—Don't you think they would submit to the Stamp Act if it was modified, the obnoxious parts taken out, and the duty reduced to some particulars of small moment? The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 The Legislature of New York refused to execute this Act, on the ground that it involved the very principle of taxation which had just been abandoned by the repeal of the Stamp Act. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III This year the Stamp Act had been repealed, but in such terms as to imply a new menace and redouble the agitation. A History of American Christianity He still avowed himself "a firm advocate of the Stamp Act," and with cheerful scorn he "laughed at the absurd distinction between internal and external taxes." Benjamin Franklin The Stamp Act was a direct tax laid upon the whole American people by Parliament, a legislative body in which they were not represented. The War of Independence Q.—Can anything less than a military force carry the Stamp Act into execution?? The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 He promoted the call of the town of Braintree to instruct the representatives of the town on the subject of the Stamp Act. Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail The year before the Stamp Act had been passed, and the whole chain of colonies, from New Hampshire to Georgia, had been stirred up to resist the execution of it. A History of American Christianity Franklin's vain wish at this time was to move the peoples of England and America back to the days before the passage of the Stamp Act. Benjamin Franklin Shirley recommended it as the The Stamp Act. least disagreeable kind of tax, and the easiest to collect. The War of Independence I am still a firm advocate for the Stamp Act, for its principle, and for the duty itself; only the heats which prevailed made it an improper time to press it. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 The purpose of the Stamp Act obviously was to make America the vassal of Great Britain. The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country His most celebrated burst of oratory, or rather turn of phrase, was in this very year 1765, when descanting in the House of Burgesses on the tyranny of the Stamp Act. The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II But the insuperable trouble was that, at the close of the last war and before the passage of the Stamp Act, the controversy upon the question of right had been unborn. Benjamin Franklin Grenville told Franklin that he wished to do things as pleasantly as possible, and was not disposed to insist upon the Stamp Act, if the Americans could suggest anything better. The War of Independence The advantages derived from these meetings, by uniting the whole body of the people in the measures taken to oppose the Stamp Act, induced other provinces to follow the example. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 They formed the first opposition to the Stamp Act, and the scheme of taxing America by the British Parliament. The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country The Stamp Act excitement occurred in 1765, when Putnam joined the Sons of Liberty, and called upon the governor of the colony as a deputy from them. Captains of Industry or, Men of Business Who Did Something Besides Making Money In a word, when Franklin longed for the restoration of the status quo ante the Stamp Act, he longed for a chimera. Benjamin Franklin Accordingly55 in March, 1765, the Stamp Act was passed, with so little debate that people hardly noticed what was going on. The War of Independence The King regretted the repeal of the Stamp Act as "a fatal compliance" which had "wounded the majesty" of England, and planted "thorns under his own pillow." The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 A congress held at New York declared against, the Stamp Act, and sent a protest to Parliament. The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country He spoke against the government on the American question in February 1766, and in March against the repeal of the Stamp Act. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" So very soon the manufacturers of the mother country began to find themselves the only real victims of the Stamp Act. Benjamin Franklin These things were done for the most part under the direction of societies of workingmen known as "Sons of Liberty," who were pledged to resist the execution of the Stamp Act. The War of Independence The colonists contended that there was no real difference between the principle of these new duties and the Stamp Act. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 The next step in provoking the colonists to revolution was the Stamp Act. The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country There, since the Stamp Act Congress, or when Princess Anne was not half a century old, the old church had taken its stand, backed up to the town, recluse from its gossip. The Entailed Hat Or, Patty Cannon's Times The immediate forerunner in Parliament of the repeal of the Stamp Act was significant. Benjamin Franklin The debate over the repeal of the Stamp Act lasted nearly three months and was one of the fiercest that had been heard in Parliament for many a day. The War of Independence At the same time that the Stamp Act was repealed, the absolute and unlimited supremacy of Parliament was, in words, asserted. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 They tried the Stamp Act; then the duty on tea and several other articles; then the tea duty alone; and at last something even less than the tea duty. Lectures on Modern history Not only in Virginia, but also in other colonies, his fiery words acted like magic in stirring up the people against the Stamp Act. Stories of Later American History On February 21, 1766, General Conway moved for leave to introduce into the House of Commons a bill to repeal the Stamp Act. Benjamin Franklin The people of London, as well as the Americans, hailed with delight the repeal of the Stamp Act; but the real trouble had now only begun. The War of Independence The United Empire Loyalists were as much opposed to the Stamp Act as any other colonists, and rejoiced as heartily at its repeal. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 This spirit was aroused by the passage, by the British Parliament, of the Stamp Act on the 22d of March of that year. An Account of Some of the Principal Slave Insurrections, and Others, Which Have Occurred, or Been Attempted, in the United States and Elsewhere, During the Last Two Centuries. You would expect that in the colonies there would be strong and deep feeling against the Stamp Act. Stories of Later American History Shame on the American who calls the tea tax and Stamp Act laws! The Battle of Principles A Study of the Heroism and Eloquence of the Anti-Slavery Conflict The opinions and aims of the three different parties were reflected in the long debate over the repeal of the Stamp Act. The War of Independence The Legislature of New York also passed an Act granting compensation to those who had suffered a loss of property for their adherence to the Stamp Act, but stated it to be a free gift. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 The loss of trade induced British merchants to go to Parliament on both occasions and to insist successfully upon the repeal of the Stamp Act in 1766 and the Townshend Duties in 1770. Introduction to Non-Violence In 1765, soon after 6the Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament, he was elected a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, a body not unlike our State Legislature. Stories of Later American History In 1765, the British Parliament, in contempt of the discontent of the Colonies, presumptuously passed the Stamp Act; a law which directed taxed stamped paper to be used in all legal instruments in the Colonies. Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams Sixth President of the Unied States There was much practical wisdom in this Old Whig argument, and it was the one which prevailed when Parliament repealed the Stamp Act and expressly stated that it did so only on grounds of expediency. The War of Independence It is the glory of England that the rightfulness of the Stamp Act was in England itself a subject of dispute. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 About the time the American Stamp Act was being pushed through Parliament, Reynolds' studio was the neutral stamping-ground for both parties. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters So when to these harsh trade laws the Stamp Act was added, great indignation was aroused. Stories of Later American History A general Congress of the Colonies, held in New York in 1765, protested against the Stamp Act and other oppressive ordinances and they were in part repealed. The Hudson Three Centuries of History, Romance and Invention Thus the so-called "Boston Massacre" wrought for the king a rebuff which he felt perhaps even more keenly than the repeal of the Stamp Act. The War of Independence Summary of Events from the Repeal of the Stamp Act, March, 1766, to the End of the Year. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 The Stamp Act of 1765 had already begun the struggle against imperial taxation which Charles Townshend's tea duty, imposed a few months after this letter was written, was to precipitate into rebellion. Life of Adam Smith Return to Table of Contents While Patrick Henry was leading the people of Virginia in their defiance of the Stamp Act, exciting events were taking place in Massachusetts under another colonial leader. Stories of Later American History To little purpose have we compelled the revocation of the Stamp Act," he cried, "if the Quartering Act upon us is to be forced. The Bow of Orange Ribbon A Romance of New York It found just the same difficulty in getting anything that the British ministry and the royal governors used to find,—the very same difficulty that led Grenville to devise the Stamp Act. The War of Independence The universal joy caused in both Great Britain and America by the repeal of the Stamp Act foreshadowed a new era of unity and co-operation between the mother country and the colonies. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 The ministry was firm in its course and from all appearances the Stamp Act hardly roused as much as a languid interest in the city of London. History of the United States Even before Virginia took any action, he had introduced in the Massachusetts Assembly resolutions opposing the Stamp Act, and they were passed. Stories of Later American History The odious Stamp Act was to be met by the refusal of American merchants either to import English goods, or to sell them upon commission, until it was repealed. The Bow of Orange Ribbon A Romance of New York He opposed the "Stamp Act" with great earnestness, as well as the course of the ministry in the early years of the American Revolution. McGuffey's Sixth Eclectic Reader Q.—If the Stamp Act should be repealed, would not the Americans think they could oblige the Parliament to repeal every external tax law now in force? The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 Patrick Henry Legislative Action against the Stamp Act.—Leaders in the colonial assemblies, accustomed to battle against British policies, supported the popular protest. History of the United States In 1767, therefore, only one year after the repeal of the Stamp Act, he asked Parliament to pass a law taxing glass, lead, paper, tea, and a few other articles imported into the colonies. Stories of Later American History Public attention was largely occupied with the Stamp Act and preparations for hostilities. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens Grandfather went on to tell the proceedings of the despotic king and ministry of England, after the repeal of the Stamp Act. 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