The Stamp act of 1765Worksheets

Contents1.The Stamp Act of 1765 Facts

2. Modified TRUE or FALSE3. Stamp Act Crossword4. The Stamp Act Maze

5. It s Tax Time6. The Stamp Act Congress

7. Join or Die8. The Declaration of Rights and Grievances

9. Picture Analysis10. Stamp Protest11. Poster Making

The stamp act of 1765 Facts

The American revolution was perhaps one of the most significant events in US history. The beginning of the American revolution occurred due to a number of events between the US and Britain. One of these was the passing of the Stamp Act in 1765. The Stamp act was a tax put on the American colonies by

the British in 1765. It covered printed materials; specifically newspapers, magazines and any legality document.

This was duly named the Stamp act as the colonies purchased paper from the British government which was already branded with an official stamp . This suggested they had already paid their taxes.

The stamp act of 1765 Facts It was mandatory to pay all Stamp act taxes with

British money. Stamp agents (who collected the Stamp tax) were

commonly forced from their jobs as a result of the anger towards the Stamp act. These individuals were regularly threatened. It is suggested that the introduction of the Stamp act was one of the key contributors to the American Revolution.

Britain had just claimed victory In the French and Indian War (Seven Years war). The battle involved the British American colonies and the French, who had allied with the American Indians in the battle. The French and Indian war lasted from 1754 until 1763.

The American colonies eventually won the war after 9 years of sustained battling. It s suggested that they only won the war as a result of involvement from the British army.

The stamp act of 1765 Facts The war although won was an expensive one for the

British army. Lots of money was spent on victory. As a result the British government believed it was only fair that colonies should contribute to the expense of the war.

The colonies didn t agree with the government s assessment and the subsequent expense. So, the Stamp act of 1765 was introduced to help the British pay for the war. They believed this was an unfair tax as there was no representation of the Colonies within British Parliament.

The rejection of the stamp act by the Colonies and the dismissal of such tax was as a result of the Colonies having no say in how much tax was to be paid. The name coined for this was taxation without representation .

This resulted in a number of protests and a refusal to pay the taxes.

The stamp act of 1765 facts Those whose job it was to collection the taxes were

threatened and the tax paper was burnt in the street. Mass condemnation of the Stamp duty spread across the colonies. They went as far as completely boycotting all British products and merchants.

As a result of the Stamp act members of the colonies decided to create a Stamp Act congress of whom met in New York city in October 1765. As part of the discussions they organised a protest against the British government to combat the act imposed.

This congress resulted in a document being produced. This document was called The Declaration of Rights and Grievances that was sent to the British government. It highlighted issues the Colonies had with the British government. Included in this was the Stamp Act.

The stamp act of 1765 facts Protests began to gather momentum and the British

government began to feel the strain of the rebel from the Colonies. The impact of the protests on the British Merchants was huge and eventually the British government repealed the Stamp Act on the 18th March 1766. Although they finally admitted the Stamp act was perhaps not the best way to tax Colonies; they still went ahead and passed a Declaration that very day!. This declaratory act stated that the British Parliament had every right to tax and make laws in the Colonies.

Modified true or falseDirection: Write TRUE if the statement is correct.

Otherwise correct the underlined word.

1. The Stamp act of 1765 was introduced to help

the British pay for the war.

2. Members of the colonies decided to create a

Stamp Act congress of whom met in New

Jersey in October 1765.

3. The Sugar tax was introduced that eventually

led to the Boston tea party.

4. Stamp agents or the collector of Stamp tax

were commonly forced from their jobs.

5. A group of American patriots formed around

the time of the Stamp act were called as The

Los Indios Bravos .

Stamp act crossword

Across 1. Passed to

help the British pay for the war.

2. Collectors of Stamp tax

3. The place for the Tea Party protest

Down1. Known as the

French-Indian War2. The month when the

British government repealed the Stamp Act

3. Another type of tax

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The Stamp Act MazeFind the way towards the American Revolution by locating the chronology of events. Use red color in tracing the way.

Start

Britain s victory in seven years war

Contribution to the expense of war

Stamp act of 1765

Taxation without representation

Mass condemnation of the stamp

Stamp Act Congress

Declaration of Rights and Grievances

Tea Tax

Boston Tea Party

American Revolution

Boycott of British product

It’s Tax Time!The Stamp Act was one of the way used to the taxed the colonies. Now, provide words or phrases representing the protest to complete the acrostic below.Example: T = Taxation without Representation

TAXES

The stamp act congressProvide a short description for each leaders of the Stamp Congress.

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Join or dieDirection: Briefly, explain the meaning of the symbols used below.

The declaration of rights and grievances

Can you list down the arguments of The Declaration of Rights and Grievances? Provided below is an excerpt.

That the foundation of English liberty, and of all free government, is a right in the people to participate in their legislative council; and as the English colonists are not represented, and from their local and other circumstances, cannot properly be represented in the British parliament, they are entitled to a free and exclusive power of legislation in their several provincial legislatures, where their right of representation can alone be preserved, in all cases of taxation and internal polity, subject only to negativeof their sovereign, in such manner as has been heretofore used and accustomed

Picture analysisAnalyse the picture using the guide questions below.

1. What do you see?

2. What are the symbols used and their meanings?

3. What is the implication of this event in today s history?

Stamp protest!If you were born during the passage of the Stamp Act, what protest statement will you use?

Poster MakingDraw and Color symbols/illustration that will represent how the Stamp Act was rejected by the colonists.

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