Stamp Act Congress
The Stamp Act Congress (October 7 – 25, 1765), also known as the Continental Congress of 1765, was a meeting held in New York City in the colonial Province of New York. It included representatives from most of the British colonies in North America, which sought a unified strategy against newly imposed taxes by the British Parliament, particularly the Stamp Act 1765 that required the use of specialty stamped British paper - for all legal documents, newspapers, almanacks, and calendars, and even playing cards and dice - and thus would have an impact on practically all business in the colonies, coming to force on November 1, 1765.