Stamp Act: Meaning and Definition of

Stamp' Act"

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— Amer. Hist. Amer. Hist.
  1. an act of the British Parliament for raising revenue in the American Colonies by requiring the use of stamps and stamped paper for official documents, commercial writings, and various articles: it was to go into effect on November 1, 1765, but met with intense opposition and was repealed in March, 1766.
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