<P> The Stamp Act of 1765 ( short title Duties in American Colonies Act 1765 ; 5 George III , c. 12 ) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain that imposed a direct tax on the colonies of British America and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London , carrying an embossed revenue stamp . Printed materials included legal documents , magazines , playing cards , newspapers , and many other types of paper used throughout the colonies . Like previous taxes , the stamp tax had to be paid in valid British currency , not in colonial paper money . The purpose of the tax was to help pay for troops stationed in North America after the British victory in the Seven Years ' War and its North American theater of the French and Indian War . The Americans said that there was no military need for the soldiers because there were no foreign enemies on the continent , and the Americans had always protected themselves against Indians . They suggested that it was actually a matter of British patronage to surplus British officers and career soldiers who should be paid by London . </P>
<P> The Stamp Act of 1765 ( short title Duties in American Colonies Act 1765 ; 5 George III , c. 12 ) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain that imposed a direct tax on the colonies of British America and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London , carrying an embossed revenue stamp . Printed materials included legal documents , magazines , playing cards , newspapers , and many other types of paper used throughout the colonies . Like previous taxes , the stamp tax had to be paid in valid British currency , not in colonial paper money . The purpose of the tax was to help pay for troops stationed in North America after the British victory in the Seven Years ' War and its North American theater of the French and Indian War . The Americans said that there was no military need for the soldiers because there were no foreign enemies on the continent , and the Americans had always protected themselves against Indians . They suggested that it was actually a matter of British patronage to surplus British officers and career soldiers who should be paid by London . </P>
in 1765 british parliament passed a tax on colonial newspapers and pamphlets called the
in 1765 british parliament passed a tax on colonial newspapers and pamphlets called the
Stamp Act of 1765
Stamp Act of 1765