Stamp Act

King George III decides to appoint George Grenville, the Prime Minister to find a solution to their problems. George Grenville decides to write the Stamp Act so Britain can make money off of what the colonists buy in America.

A British soldier arrives in Philadelphia where he posts a document that will notify the colonists of the new taxes on their goods. The American colonists gather as word spreads about the Stamp Act.

When news of this spreads, Margo, Edith, and Agnes, three sisters walking around town, quickly become curious of the mob of colonists surrounding the official document. They approach the document to see what all of the commotion is about.

Margo, the oldest of the three sisters, reads the stamp act, then explains it to her sisters. She explains to them how it would start November 1st and they would have to pay extra money for things like paper, official documents, playing cards and much more.

They immediately begin to wonder what may happen when the new rules take place. Margo says, "How will I be able to send letters to Uncle Gru?" Getting upset, Edith adds, "How will I buy my drawing paper?" Confused and disappointed, Agnes bursts out, “How will I get new playing cards?”

Edith, who is now angry at the new tax, complains to her sisters, "This isn’t fair! We don’t have enough money to buy our things if there is a tax on them!" Edith then stops to think of a solution to their problem, "We shouldn’t have to pay for Britain’s debts! We should join these protestors!"

The girls finally decide to join the protestors. They make signs with the others. As they walk past British soldiers with their signs, they all shout to the soldiers, "We won't stand for unjust taxes!" and "It isn't right for the King to do this!"

Because of the girls, and the other protestors, nobody bought the items that had taxes, and The Stamp Act was repealed in March of the next year. Because the Stamp Act was so unpopular with the colonists, The King was thrown into the Crate of Shame!  The girls were successful, and they celebrated with the other protestors all day long!

The events that occurred involving the Stamp Act could have been much different if: instead of getting angered by the King’s decision, the colonists were pleased with his thoughtful and ingenious way to raise more money for Britain. Thus, they decided to promote the taxes and therefore, more people bought the taxed items.

Because of this, Britain became more controlling over the colonies, and gained more money locally.  As a result, they sent 10,000 Red Coats to the American Frontier to regulate and control more of the colonists' actions. Because the colonists believed in how Britain was helping America, it would become completely controlled by Britain and would never gain its own independence.