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Declaration of Rights and Grievances

The Stamp Tax Uproar

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Parliament of Great Britain
Politics of the United Kingdom
Government of the United Kingdom
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
No taxation without representation
American Revolution
George Grenville
Quartering Acts
Townshend Acts
Declaration of Rights and Grievances
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The Stamp Tax Uproar BR had biggest debt of 140 mil (half from defending colonies) George Grenville by ordering BR navy to enforce Navigation Laws Sugar Act- Grenville also secured this from Parliament in 1764. It was the first law passed that increased tax revenue in colonies for crown. It raised duty on foreign sugar (imported from West Indies). Due to protests by colonists it was heavily decreased and people became less upset. Quartering Act- was right after the Sugar Act in 1765. It required certain colonies to require shelter and food for BR troops.
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