In last week's puzzle, host Liane Hansen confused the Stamp Act with the tax on tea. She talks with historian David Hackett Fischer, who explains the origins of the British-imposed taxes on the ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Harlow Unger discussed the implementation and effects of the Stamp Act on the American Colonies in 1765. That law required that some ...

Here’s one way to honor the 250th anniversary of the Stamp Act’s repeal: Buy a stamp. That’s the idea behind the U.S. Postal Service’s new commemorative stamp, which depicts American ...

Students in the Myra Kraft Transitional Year Program presented an exhibit and performance to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Stamp Act. Donning colonial garb, Joseph Figueroa '19, Vanio Dos ...

The Stamp Act Defiance Placard is expected to fetch up to $6 million. Courtesy Christie's One of the earliest papers documenting revolt in the American colonies against Great Britain is coming to ...

The original 1765 Stamp Act is on loan to the New York Historical Society to feature in a museum exhibition. The act was passed to make America pay taxes on legal documents, appointments to public ...

In 1765, England found a new way to raise money from the American colonies: The Stamp Act. The recent war with France had expanded England’s empire, but left its treasury depleted. In the spring ...