Stamp Act

noun American History.

an act of the British Parliament for raising revenue in the American Colonies by requiring the use of stamps and stamped paper for official documents, commercial writings, and various articles: it was to go into effect on November 1, 1765, but met with intense opposition and was repealed in March, 1766.

Words nearby Stamp Act

Stamitz, stammel, stammer, stamnos, stamp, Stamp Act, stamp collecting, stamp duty, stampede, stamper, stamping ground

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Example sentences from the Web for Stamp Act

What is your opinion of a future tax, imposed on the same principle with that of the stamp-act?
Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2]|Benjamin Franklin
This language was used even by most strenuous opposers of the stamp-act, and, among others, by Mr. Pitt.
Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2]|Benjamin Franklin
By attacking all the colonies together, by the stamp-act, and the paint and glass act, they had been defeated.
Novanglus, and Massachusettensis|John Adams
This language was used even by the most strenuous opposers of the stamp-act: and, amongst others, by Mr. Pitt.
The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics and Morals of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin, [Vol 1 of 3]|Benjamin Franklin

The disturbances produced in America by Mr. Grenville's stamp-act, and the opposition made to it, are well known.
The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics and Morals of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin, [Vol 1 of 3]|Benjamin Franklin

British Dictionary definitions for Stamp Act

Stamp Act

noun

a law passed by the British Parliament requiring all publications and legal and commercial documents in the American colonies to bear a tax stamp (1765): a cause of unrest in the colonies

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Cultural definitions for Stamp Act

Stamp Act

A law passed by the British government in 1765 that required the payment of a tax to Britain on a great variety of papers and documents, including newspapers, that were produced in the American colonies. Special stamps were to be attached to the papers and documents as proof that the tax had been paid. The stamp tax was the first direct tax ever levied by Britain on the Americans, who rioted in opposition. The American colonists petitioned King George III to repeal the act, which he did in 1766.

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释义	Stamp Act noun American History. an act of the British Parliament for raising revenue in the American Colonies by requiring the use of stamps and stamped paper for official documents, commercial writings, and various articles: it was to go into effect on November 1, 1765, but met with intense opposition and was repealed in March, 1766. Words nearby Stamp Act Stamitz, stammel, stammer, stamnos, stamp, Stamp Act, stamp collecting, stamp duty, stampede, stamper, stamping ground Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Stamp Act What is your opinion of a future tax, imposed on the same principle with that of the stamp-act? Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2]\|Benjamin Franklin This language was used even by most strenuous opposers of the stamp-act, and, among others, by Mr. Pitt. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2]\|Benjamin Franklin By attacking all the colonies together, by the stamp-act, and the paint and glass act, they had been defeated. Novanglus, and Massachusettensis\|John Adams This language was used even by the most strenuous opposers of the stamp-act: and, amongst others, by Mr. Pitt. The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics and Morals of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin, [Vol 1 of 3]\|Benjamin Franklin The disturbances produced in America by Mr. Grenville's stamp-act, and the opposition made to it, are well known. The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics and Morals of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin, [Vol 1 of 3]\|Benjamin Franklin British Dictionary definitions for Stamp Act Stamp Act noun a law passed by the British Parliament requiring all publications and legal and commercial documents in the American colonies to bear a tax stamp (1765): a cause of unrest in the colonies Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Stamp Act Stamp Act A law passed by the British government in 1765 that required the payment of a tax to Britain on a great variety of papers and documents, including newspapers, that were produced in the American colonies. Special stamps were to be attached to the papers and documents as proof that the tax had been paid. The stamp tax was the first direct tax ever levied by Britain on the Americans, who rioted in opposition. The American colonists petitioned King George III to repeal the act, which he did in 1766. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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