stamp tax (Meaning)
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stamp tax (n)
a tax collected by requiring a stamp to be purchased and attached (usually on documents or publications)
Synonyms & Antonyms of stamp tax
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stamp tax Sentence Examples
- The Stamp Tax Act of 1765 imposed a tax on all printed materials in the American colonies.
- The stamp tax sparked outrage among colonists, who resented the imposition without representation.
- Protests against the stamp tax led to boycotts of British goods and the formation of secret societies.
- Parliament eventually repealed the stamp tax in 1766, but the damage to Anglo-American relations had already been done.
- The stamp tax played a significant role in the growing tension between Great Britain and its American colonies.
- The colonists' opposition to the stamp tax demonstrated their growing sense of independence.
- The stamp tax was one of the first major taxes imposed on American colonists by the British government.
- The Stamp Tax Congress, held in New York in 1765, issued a Declaration of Rights and Grievances protesting the tax.
- The stamp tax collector for Massachusetts, Andrew Oliver, was forced to resign after his house was ransacked by an angry mob.
- The stamp tax was eventually replaced by the Townshend Acts, which imposed tariffs on imported goods.
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a tax collected by requiring a stamp to be purchased and attached (usually on documents or publications)
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The Stamp Tax Act of 1765 imposed a tax on all printed materials in the American colonies.
The stamp tax sparked outrage among colonists, who resented the imposition without representation.
Protests against the stamp tax led to boycotts of British goods and the formation of secret societies.
Parliament eventually repealed the stamp tax in 1766, but the damage to Anglo-American relations had already been done.
