Understanding the Stamp Act: A Tax on Printed Documents and Paper Items in 1765

Goods and services that were taxed with the passage of the Stamp Act were

paper products including all legal documents

The Stamp Act, passed by the British Parliament in 1765, was a tax on printed documents and paper items. Goods and services that were taxed with the passage of the Stamp Act included legal documents such as wills, deeds, and contracts, as well as newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, and playing cards. Anything that was printed on paper needed to have a stamp, which was taxed, in order to be legally recognized. This tax was particularly burdensome on the American colonists, who were already struggling with other taxes imposed by the British government. The Stamp Act was eventually repealed in 1766 due to widespread protests and boycotts by the colonists.

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