Question

What was the stamp act of 1756?

Answer 1

The Stamp Act of 1756 was when the English Parliament taxed all printed paper used by the American Colonists.  Such as labels, newspapers, legal documents etc. This was to gain money to help pay debt.

Answer 2

The Stamp Act of 1765 was the first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British government. The act, which imposed a tax on all paper documents in the colonies, came at a time when the British Empire was deep in debt from the Seven Years’ War (1756-63) and looking to its North American colonies as a revenue source.