University of Missouri history professor John Bullion spoke to students about the debt incurred by the British government in fighting the Seven Years' War in the 1750s and 60s, and efforts to ...

Author Harlow Unger discussed the implementation and effects of the Stamp Act on the American Colonies in 1765. That law required that some printed material in the colonies such as legal documents ...

The Stamp Act Riots of 1765 Matt Baume. ... When England announced the Stamp Act—basically, ... please consider a small recurring contribution. Thank you—you are appreciated! CONTRIBUTE NOW.

The current troubles in the U.K. can be traced back to a fateful decision of King George III and the British Parliament in 1765 with the imposition of the Stamp Act on the American colonies. The ...

The Stamp Act of 1765 required certain documents to be printed on stamped paper from Great Britain that carried a tax. It was met with protest from many American colonists. Students put on the ...

After months of protest in the winter of 1765-1766, including not only the printers' protests and the street riots but also merchant boycotts, Parliament repealed the Stamp Act on March 18, 1766.

After Benjamin Wilson (1721-1788), The Repeal, or the Funeral of Miss Americ-Stamp, 1766. BM 4140 copy B. Engraving with etching and contemporary hand coloring. Graphic Arts GA 2010. in process. The ...

The opening salvo of the American Revolution was fired Nov. 1, 1765, ... This year will mark the 250 anniversary of the day the Stamp Act took effect. In Massachusetts, as in other colonies, ...

CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Last week the U.S. House reauthorized Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, continuing a controversial foreign intelligence collection program.

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 ...

Britain’s Stamp Act of 1765 and Westford’s response. Mary Fuhrer and Dan Lacroix Special to the Eagle. The opening salvo of the American Revolution was fired 250 years ago.