1. Sugar Act & Stamp Act
Parliament accepted the Stamp Act in january 1765. ... The Act prescribed these documents had to be printed on paper carrying an official stamp. ... But opposition against the Stamp Act once implemented was strong and violent. ... After a year of protests, rioting and debating Parliament withdrew the Stamp Act, having grossly overestimated its own power and realizing the situation indeed had changed after the French-Indian war. The commotion surrounding the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act was only the beginning of a more determined American oppositional movement. ...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate