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The Stamp Act of 1765 was a British law taxing all paper documents in the American colonies (newspapers, legal papers, playing cards, etc.) to raise revenue for troops after the French and Indian War, sparking widespread protests and the rallying cry "No Taxation without Representation," leading to its repeal in 1766 but sowing seeds for the American Revolution.
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