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Stamp Act of 1765  

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  • The Stamp Act of 1765 was ratified by the British parliament under King George III. It imposed a tax on all papers and official documents in the American colonies, though not in England. Included under the act were bonds, licenses, certificates, and other official documents as well as more mundane items such as plain parchment and playing cards. [Source: Encyclopedia of the First Amendment; Stamp Act of 1765]

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