#Stamp act 1765 skin

#Stamp act 1765 skin

An act for granting and applying certain stamp duties, and other duties, in the British colonies and plantations in America, towards further defraying the expences of defending, protecting, and securing the sameВ and for amending such parts of the several acts of parliament relating to the trade and revenues of the said colonies and plantations, as direct the manner of determining and recovering the penalties and forfeitures therein mentioned.Whereas by an act made in the last session of parliament, several duties were granted, continued, and appropriated, towards defraying the expences of defending, protecting, and securing, the British colonies and plantations in AmericaВ : and whereas it is just and necessary, that provision be made for raising a further revenue within your MajestyвЂ™s dominions in America, towards defraying the said expencesВ :вЂ¦ be it enactedвЂ¦, That from and after there shall be raised, levied, collected, and paid unto his Majesty, his heirs, and successors, throughout the colonies and plantations in America which now are, or hereafter may be, under the dominion of his Majesty, his heirs and successors,ДЇor every skin or piece of vellum or parchment, or sheet or piece of paper, on which shall be ingrossed, written or printed, any declaration, plea, replication, rejoinder, demurrer, or other pleading, or any copy thereof, in any court of law within the British colonies and plantations in America, a stamp duty of three pence. When did Grenville announce he was planning to introduce a Stamp Duty on the Colonies Why did this provoke such a violent reaction in the colonies Background American Reaction - political Resistance -Stamp Act Congress -ideological resistance -popular protest & mob rule Economic sanctions & repeal of the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765.