05-02 DBQ STAMP ACT.docx
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DBQ OF THE WEEK: The Stamp Act
Document 1: In 1765
Britain imposed a tax on
the colonies called the
Stamp Act.
1. What did the Stamp Act tax?
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2. Give TWO specific examples from Document 2 of what the
colonists did to protest the Stamp Act
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Write a paragraph describing the Stamp Act and the colonial
reaction.
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Document 2: American colonists react to the Stamp Act.
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