Britain's rather generous concessions cost the Empire valuable revenue - revenue that would have helped defray some of England's costs and eased her debt. Instead, England would have to make up that lost revenue by looking to another source.
Part Two will continue our look at the origins of the Stamp Tax, and will post July 18. A special article on the meaning of Independence Day - one that will deviate from our chronological look at the origins of the Revolution -- will post on July 4.
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Selected bibliography:
Fleming, Thomas J., Liberty! The American Revolution
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