The Stamp Act and the Intolerable Acts

The Stamp Act was passed in 1765 by the British Parliament and was the first direct tax on the American colonies. The act required all legal documents, newspapers, and pamphlets to bear a tax stamp. Colonists were outraged by the act and protested it, claiming that the British Parliament had no right to tax them without their consent. This led to the famous slogan, "No taxation without representation."

In response to the protests, the British Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts in 1774. These acts were a series of laws designed to punish the colonists for their actions. The acts included closing the port of Boston until the colonists paid for the tea they had destroyed during the Boston Tea Party, banning town meetings in Massachusetts, and allowing British soldiers to be quartered in private homes.

The Stamp Act and the Intolerable Acts were significant because they showed the colonists that the British government was willing to use force to maintain control over them. The acts also fueled the growing sense of unity among the colonies, as they began to realize that they faced a common enemy in the British government.

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