The Stamp Act

Why did Parliament create the Stamp Act?

• The British government wanted the colonists to pay for the costs of the French and Indian War

• The British Parliament wanted to build new cities and thought the colonists would like to help pay.

• The British Parliament was mad at the colonists for drinking too much tea.

The Stamp Act forced colonists to pay a tax on

• paper goods

• wooden goods

• wax

Some examples of items they had to pay taxes on were...

• Newspapers, contracts, pamphlets, court documents, and playing cards

• Tea and bread

• Lead, paper, paint, tea, and glass

How did the colonists react to the Stamp Act?

• They were very happy. They organized parties to celebrate

• They were very angry. They organized parades to protest and attacked British tax collectors

• They were really bothered and just did nothing.

What does "No Taxation without Representation" mean?

• Colonists thought that everyone should be taxed except themselves

• Colonists thought they shouldn't be taxed because they weren't represented in Parliament

• Colonists thought they were being picked on.

Some of the colonists started working against the Stamp Act. They formed groups. What was one?

• Moms of Liberty

• Sons of Liberty

• Aunts and Uncles of Liberty