Stamp Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:affects gptkb:print
lawyers
colonial merchants
ordinary colonists
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Stamp_Act_Day
historical reenactments
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkbp:date 1765
gptkbp:documentedIn pamphlets
parliamentary records
colonial newspapers
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:British_America
British customs officials
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Stamp Act
gptkbp:kingDuringEnactment gptkb:King_George_III
gptkbp:ledTo gptkb:Stamp_Act_Congress
widespread protests
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:James_Otis_Jr.
gptkb:Patrick_Henry
gptkbp:notableSupporter gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:George_Grenville
gptkbp:opposedBy American colonists
gptkbp:passedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:penalty imprisonment
fines
gptkbp:primeMinisterDuringEnactment gptkb:George_Grenville
gptkbp:protestedBy gptkb:Sons_of_Liberty
gptkb:Daughters_of_Liberty
gptkbp:purpose raise revenue from American colonies
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Intolerable_Acts
gptkb:Tea_Act
gptkb:Quartering_Act
gptkb:Townshend_Acts
gptkb:Sugar_Act
gptkbp:repealedBy 1766
economic pressure from boycotts
political unrest in colonies
gptkbp:requires use of stamped paper for legal documents
use of stamped paper for newspapers
use of stamped paper for playing cards
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Declaratory_Act
gptkbp:taxStatus direct tax
gptkbp:triggeredBy boycotts of British goods
attacks on tax collectors
mob violence
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:American_independence_movement
gptkb:Sons_of_Liberty
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4