Stamp Act (March 22, 1765) *

because of the French and Indian war, Great Britain was deeply in debt. Added to that dept was the cost of sendinf troops to protect the Western lands. The British decided to turn to the colonists to help pay for the troops,and to raie money the British used tax. In 1765 parliment britain's law making body passed the Stamp Act- everything made of paper legal documents, business records, even playing cards  in the american colonies had to have an official stamp before it could be bought, used, or sold.This Act threatened every single American and would drain all coinage from the colonies.