sponsered by George Grenville and was the first direct tax placed on them.
Parliament needed means to help fund expensive costs of keeping troops inside
the colonies, so they imposed a tax on all of the colonies everyday printed
materials, such as pamphlets and newspapers, and all legal and commercial
documents, which all needed to have a certain special stamp placed on it. Many
agents of the American colonies that resided in London had suggested other
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