The Stamp Act, which forced British colonies to pay taxes on paper products like playing cards and newspapers, sparked fierce debate and a series of fascinating protests. By the time the British ...

Under a rallying cry of “No taxation without representation,” colonists joined together in protest and organized a boycott of English goods. In response to the outcry, the Stamp Act was ...

They tarred and feathered. They smeared the homes of their enemies in dung. In 1765, amid the Stamp Act protests, a “lawless rabble” dismantled most of Lt. Gov. Thomas Hutchinson’s Georgian ...

Many in England believed that the violent protests against the Stamp Act were the work of rabble-rousers drawn from the lower classes of society; but in southern Delaware this belief was refuted ...

who tells the story of the Stamp Act rebellion, why it is an unsung tale of the Patriot cause and how it mirrors the protests sweeping American in 2020. The episode is now available to stream or ...

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 ...