He again did this in hopes to pay off the national debt. The Stamp Act was a taxation on any official paper and it must have a stamp on it showing the tax was paid. Grenville was warned that the Americans would not be in favor of this, so he countered the rebellion with paying the stamp distributer eight percent of the revenue collected for the stamp. The Americans still did not like this, in fact in August of 1765 the stamp distributers had all resigned and in October of 1765 the Stamp Act Congress met. These men met to petition the taxes that the Americans had to pay. At this time they still viewed themselves as British subjects but felt that these taxes were a violation of their rights. This petition was sent to the king and Parliament in hopes to protect their rights as British
He again did this in hopes to pay off the national debt. The Stamp Act was a taxation on any official paper and it must have a stamp on it showing the tax was paid. Grenville was warned that the Americans would not be in favor of this, so he countered the rebellion with paying the stamp distributer eight percent of the revenue collected for the stamp. The Americans still did not like this, in fact in August of 1765 the stamp distributers had all resigned and in October of 1765 the Stamp Act Congress met. These men met to petition the taxes that the Americans had to pay. At this time they still viewed themselves as British subjects but felt that these taxes were a violation of their rights. This petition was sent to the king and Parliament in hopes to protect their rights as British