1. Parlimentary taxation
... rebel in 1776. In 1765, Parliament passed the Stamp Act which forced the colonists to purchase special watermarked paper for newspapers, licenses, college diplomas, numerous legal forms necessary for recovering debt, buying land, and making wills, along with any legal or commercial documents. (p.136) To many colonists, the Stamp Act demonstrated Parliament's indifference to their interests. The colonists denied Parliament's power to ... towards the Quartering Act, it produced a strong Anti-American feeling in the House of Commons, and Parliament threatened to nullify all laws unless the...
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