Stamp Act

(Period: The Road to Independence)

Synopsis:

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Historical synopsis courtesy of A Hypertext on American History from the colonial period until Modern Times by Department of Humanities Computing, University of Groningen, The Netherlands and the former United States Information Agency (1953-1999).

Key Events:

• The Stamp Act - a law meant to tax colonial business activity that prompted the most organized resistance to the British by Americans.

Key People:

• Patrick Henry - a delegate in the Virginia House of Burgesses who started resisting "taxation without representation."
• Sons of Liberty - secret organization that protested the Stamp Act.

Vocabulary:

• subvert - overthrow