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Bible Encyclopedias
Stamp Act
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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A measure passed by Grenville's Ministry in 1765 enacting that all legal documents used in the colonies should bear Government stamps. The Americans resisted on the ground that taxation without representation in Parliament was unjust. Riots broke out, and the stamped paper was carefully avoided. In 1766 Pitt championed the cause of the colonists, and largely through his eloquence Government in that year was induced to repeal the Act.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Stamp Act'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/s/stamp-act.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Stamp Act'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/s/stamp-act.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
