The Stamp Act met with unified colonial resistance because ... Ordered owners of private dwellings to accommodate British soldiers.

on 22 March 1765. An Act for granting and applying certain Stamp Duties, and other Duties, in the British Colonies and Plantations in America, towards further defraying the Expences of defending, ...

No taxation without representation” may be one of the most famous sayings in American history. Although the phrase had its ...

Early in 1776, King George consented to the hiring of thousands of Hessian mercenaries to assist the British troops already ... for example, the Stamp Act was repealed after only one year, but ...

Deciding that the American colonies would be a good source of revenue, Britain passed a series of taxes on sugar and other goods, concluding with the Stamp Act of 1765. The Stamp Act ... out a ...

However, the British still insist those lands west of the Ohio belong ... Dispatch from 1766: In Tappahannock, the Stamp Act prompts threats of violence. Dispatch from 1765: Stamp Act protest prompts ...

Royal Mail will issue 12 stamps to commemorate AC/DC on the 50th anniversary of their debut album 'High Voltage.' ...

USPS regularly unveils fresh stamp designs, some of which become permanent and others that are only available for a limited ...

UK house prices have hit another record high with the average property price reaching £299,138, Halifax has said. The UK's largest mortgage lender, part of Lloyds Banking Group, said property ...

A special edition stamp set to mark the 100th birthday of the late conservationist Gerald Durrell has been issued by Jersey Post. Mr Durrell opened Jersey Zoo in 1959 and established a charitable ...

Could a Donald Trump tribute act sweep into power in the UK, trash the existing order and overwhelm the system with a series of outlandish and extreme measures before anyone had a chance to catch ...