The Stamp Act 1765 Flashcards
What was being taxed under the Stamp Act?
Anything with a “stamp” affixed to it. This included:
- Legal documents
- Playing cards
- Marriage licences
How much money did the Treasury expect the Stamp Act to raise in its first year?
£60,000
Who was the British PM who introduced the Stamp Act?
George Grenville
What anti-Stamp Act group developed in Boston?
Sons of Liberty
What was the Liberty Tree?
Tree in Boston that effigies of the Stamp Man were hung from
What was the reason many disliked the Stamp Act?
No taxation without representation
What lawyer introduced the Virginia Resolves - criticisms of the Stamp Act through the Virginian House of Burgesses?
Patrick Henry
How many colonies sent representatives to the Stamp Act Congress?
9
Who was Samuel Adams?
Leading member of the Sons of Liberty in Boston Massachusetts
Who was the “Stamp Man” in Boston who found his home being attacked?
Andrew Oliver
Who was Thomas Hutchinson?
Chief Justice in Massachusetts
Which British PM led on the repeal of the Stamp Act?
Marquis of Rockingham
Who helped advise the British parliament that the colonists would not end their opposition to the Stamp Act?
Benjamin Franklin
When was the Stamp Act repealed?
1766
What was the Declaratory Act?
Reasserted British parliaments right to make law for the colonies.
