Comparison Of The Currency Act And Stamp Act

Two major actions taken by the English Parliament during the 1760s that angered the colonists were the Currency Act and Stamp Act. The Currency Act was passed in efforts of the British trying to control the paper money in the United States. This act banned the production of coins and government money in the United States. According to the British, the only way to be able to use colonial paper money was for public transactions only. It was banned for private transactions. Finally, in 1770 Parliament it was passed the law allowing New York to be able to issue paper money for any transaction. The British proposed the Stamp Act. The British forced colonists to purchase their stamp for everything. The colonists were opposed the Stamp Act because