Old Dominion University has approximately 124,000 alumni in all 50 states and 67 countries. Old Dominion University derives its name from one of Virginia's state nicknames, The Old Dominion, given to the state by King Charles II of England for remaining loyal to the crown during the English Civil War.
Photo by: Wikipedia Creative Commons. The Stamp Act of 1765 refers to the tax enforced by the Parliament of Great Britain on the colonies of then British America. The act called for printed materials within the colonies to be standardized using London-made stamp paper with embossed revenue stamps.Such printed materials comprise mostly of legal documents, newspapers, magazines and other types of paper used throughout the colonies.he act called for printed materials within the colonies to be standardized using London-made stamp paper with embossed revenue stamps. Such printed materials comprise mostly of legal documents, newspapers, magazines and other types of paper used throughout the colonies.
The Stamp Act of 1765 was not the first attempt to tax the American colonies. Parliament had passed the Sugar Act and Currency Act the previous year. Because tax was collected at ports though, it was easily circumvented.Indirect taxes such as these were also much less visible to the consumer. Resolutions of the Stamp Act Congress, 1765. Taxation in this manner and the Quartering Act (which required the American colonies to provide food and shelter for British troops) were soundly thrashed in colonial assemblies.