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The Stamp act crisis

prologue to Revolution

by Edmund Sears Morgan · 1953

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The Stamp Act, the first direct tax on the American colonies, provoked an immediate and violent response. The Stamp Act Crisis, originally published by UNC Press in 1953, identifies the issues that caused the confrontation and explores the ways in which the conflict was a prelude to the American Revolution.

Great BritainStamp Act Congress (1765 : New York, N.Y.).HistoryCausesStamp Act (Great Britain : 1765)HistoireLoi du timbreAmerican Revolution (1775-1783) fast (OCoLC)fst01351668WarUnited states, history, revolution, 1775-1783, causesStamp act, 1765