French Revolution and American Revolution Timeline

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  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act
    In 1765, there was the Stamp Act that taxed pamphlets and newspapers. Although the new taxes were not burdensome, colonists agonizingly begrudged them as an attack on their rights. They protested, "No taxation without representation".
    Ellis, G. E., & Esler, A. (2016) World History Textbook, The American Revolution.