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The Stamp Act crisis

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Publisher
Published for the Institute of Early American History and Culture by the University of North Carolina Press
Language
English
Published
1995
  • Great Britain

The Stamp Act, the first direct tax on the American colonies, provoked an immediate and violent response. The Stamp Act Crisis, originally published by UNC Press in 1953, identifies the issues that caused the confrontation and explores the ways in which the conflict was a prelude to the American Revolution.