...plantations in America." The 14th of the* Kesolutions was, "That towards further defraying the snid expenses, it may be proper to charge certain Stamp Duties in the said colonies anJ plantations." The Act was postponed in the Session of 1764 to obtait " further information on that...

...that, towards defraying the expenses incurred in the Defence of the North American colonies, it might ' be proper to charge certain stamp duties in the said colonies and plantations.' 1765. March 22. American Stamp Act passed. Marquis of Rockingham premier. 1766. March 18. The American...

...of the Board of Trade. This resolution was — " That towards further defraying the said expenses, it may be proper to charge certain stamp duties in the said colonies and plantations." The impolicy of attempting this method of taxation in the colonies, which Walpole and Pitt had considered...

...resolutions of the loth of March, was the following: ' 14. That towards further defraying the said expenses, it may be proper to charge certain stamp duties in the said colonies and plantations." It is said that the motive of drawing the resolution in this way was that the colonies might express their...

...of parliament, come to a resolution by which it is declared, that towards defraying, protecting and securing the British colonies and plantations in America,...without delay, a list of all instruments made use of in public transactions, law proceedings, grants, conveyances, securities of land or money, within your...

...of parliament, come to a resolution by which it is declared, that towards defraying, protecting and securing the British colonies and plantations in America,...without delay, a list of all instruments made use of in public transactions, law proceedings, grants, conveyances, securities of land or money, within your...

...towards defraying the necessary expences of defending, protecting and Securing the British Colonies & Plantations in America, it may be proper to charge certain Stamp duties; it is His Majesty's Pleasure, that you should transmit to me, without delay, a list of all instruments...

...to Great Britain." Another resolution affirmed " that, towards defraying the said expense, it might be proper to charge certain stamp duties in the said colonies and plantations." The resolutions imposing import and export duties were passed by both Houses almost without comment....

...carried a resolution asserting that ' for further defraying the expense of protecting the colonies it may be proper to charge certain stamp duties in the said colonies.' Further measures were postponed for a year, in order to ascertain fully the sentiments of the colonies,...

...colonies, came the I4th of the series, in these words ; " That toward further defraying the said expenses, it may be proper to charge certain' stamp duties in the said colonies and plantations." On the loth of January, 1 765, the parliament met. The question of taxing America by stamp duties produced...