The Stamp Act was an event that took place in the American colonies in the mid-1760s. It involved the British government implementing a tax on all paper goods in the colonies, which had to be paid using special stamps. The purpose was to generate revenue for Britain to cover the costs of defending the colonies. However, this act was heavily opposed by the colonists, who felt that it violated their rights as British subjects and imposed taxation without representation. They believed that only their own colonial legislatures had the authority to tax them. The stamp act led to widespread protests, boycotts, and acts of resistance, such as the formation of the Sons of Liberty, who organized demonstrations and mobs against the tax. Eventually, the Stamp Act was repealed in 1766 due to pressure and opposition from the colonists, marking an important step in the growing conflict between Britain and its American colonies leading up to the American Revolution.
