The original text of British Prime Minister William Pitt's actual speech to Parliament describing his disapproval of the Stamp Act and why he felt it should be repealed.

This resource provides information about the Stamp Act, which led to the American Revolution.

Brief overview of the Stamp Act and the strong reaction in the colonies ultimately leading to its repeal.

Provides details surrounding the passage of another attempt by the British to tax the American colonies, the Stamp Act. Includes original supporting documents and great teacher resources.

Presents the complete text of the Resolutions of the Stamp Act Congress which included fourteen resolutions and was accompanied by several petitions denying Parliament's authority to tax the thirteen colonies.

Primary source text of the Resolutions of the Stamp Act Congress, 1765 a document which argues against British Parliament Stamp Act.

In this lesson, 5th graders look at what role the Stamp Act played in the lead-up to the American Revolution. Includes background information for the teacher. Students learn about taxes, study a timeline and maps, participate in a...

This site has the brief history and background of the Stamp Act of 1765 provided for by the University of Groningen.

An overview of the American colonist reaction to the Stamp Act.

The impostition of the Stamp Act hit a nerve with the English colonists. Read about the many forms of protest against the act from the primary sources provided. Think about whether the repeal of the Stamp Act was a Pyrrhic victory in...

Read about why the Stamp Act caused such controversy in the colonies. The British Parliament had imposed several taxes previously, but find out why this one, in particular, struck such a chord.

This lesson plan is from a unit on events leading to the American revolution. It highlights the Stamp Act, and the British concept of 'virtual representation' where a member of government was believed to represent every citizen, not just...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students solve a problem surrounding a historical question by reading primary source documents. This historical inquiry lesson allows students to engage in key aspects of historical thinking as they...

Provides the preamble to the Stamp Act as well as specifying how the tax revenues were to be used. Includes a document giving Jared Ingersoll's account of the parliamentary debate on the legislation.

Read about how the colonies were discovering that they had more clout by acting together than acting as individual colonies. The Stamp Act Congress and the resulting Stamp Act Resolves helped them band together to resist the acts passed...

From the American History Documents series, view the original document and read about the 1765 tax that ignited the American Revolution.

It seems like the British Parliament was just throwing laws at the American colonists just to see what might stick. Read about the Townshend Acts that were passed after the Declaratory Act which was passed after the repeal of the Stamp...

In this cartoon, how does the artist use symbolism and humor to deride Parliament?

Original text of the four resolutions proposed by Patrick Henry and adopted by the House of Burgesses. Although five resolutions were originally accepted, only four resolutions were finally adopted.

The year 1767 brought another series of measures that stirred anew all the elements of discord. Charles Townshend, British chancellor of the exchequer, was called upon to draft a new fiscal program. Intent upon reducing British taxes by...

Contains the primary text of the resolutions against the Stamp Act sent to King George III.

Lesson plan on analyzing a political cartoon that satirizes the Stamp Act.

Daniel Dulany of Annapolis, Maryland, had studied law in England at the Middle Temple, and was considered, at least by one fellow Marylander, Charles Carrol, to be "indisputably the best lawyer on this continent." He wrote this pamphlet,...

Lesson plan that directs students through the process of using primary source documents to understand the colonists' objections to the Stamp Act.