The Stamp Act was a tax imposed by Britain on its American colonies in 1765. It required them to pay a tax on all printed materials, from newspapers to playing cards.
Imagine if you had to pay an extra fee every time you wanted to print something for school. That's how the colonists felt about the Stamp Act - it was an additional cost they didn't agree with.
Taxation without Representation: A slogan used by colonists to express their resentment towards British taxation policies in America, where they had no representation in Parliament.
Sons of Liberty: A secret revolutionary organization that was founded by Samuel Adams in Thirteen American Colonies to advance rights of European colonists and fight taxation by British government.
Repeal: To revoke or withdraw formally or officially; In this context, it refers to withdrawal of Stamp Act due to widespread protest.
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