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1. Stamp Act Crisis

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   The Stamp Act Crisis was a period of intense political upheaval in the Thirteen Colonies of British North America between 1765 and 1766, triggered by the passage of the Stamp Act 1765 by the British Parliament in London. This legislation sought to raise revenue to offset the costs of defending the colonies following the Seven Years' War by imposing a direct tax on almost all printed materials, leading to widespread colonial resistance centered on the constitutional p…