Britain ended the Stamp Act but did not stop demanding taxes.

英国虽然终止了印花税法案，但并未停止征税。

In 1765, they enacted the Stamp Act, which added taxes to paper and legal documents.

1765年，他们颁布了《印花税法案》，把税收加到了法律文件中。

The same day that Parliament cancelled the Stamp Act, however, it approved the Declaratory Act.

然而，就在议会取消《印花税法案》的同一天，又批准了《宣示法案》。

This cost British businessmen so much money that they demanded that the government end the Stamp Act.

这给英国商人带来巨大的损失，他们要求英国政府终止《印花税法案》。

The Stamp Act was greeted in America by an outburst of denunciation.

——《印花税法》在美国受到了强烈的谴责。

The Stamp Act was signed on March 22,1765.

印花税法于 1765 年 3 月 22 日签署。

In 1765, the British imposed the Stamp Act, which required printers to pay for a stamp on each piece of paper that they used.

1765年，英国颁布了《印花税法案》，要求印刷商在使用的每一张纸上都要支付邮票费用。

The Stamp Act Congress was more than an assembly of protest.

印花税法大会不仅仅是抗议集会。

Finally, Parliament repealed the Stamp Act  in 1766, but the damage was already done.

最后，议会于 1766 年废除了印花税法，但损害已经造成。

Legislative Action against the Stamp Act.

针对《印花税法》的立法行动。

When the Stamp Act was repealed in May 1766, Jay returned to work with Kissam.

1766 年 5 月废除《印花税法》后，杰伊又回到基萨姆身边工作。

The American colonists refused to obey the Stamp Act. They also refused to buy British goods.

美国殖民者拒绝遵守印花税法。 他们也拒绝购买英国商品。

They considered the Stamp Act to be the worst in a series of violations of these rights.

他们认为《印花税法》是一系列侵犯这些权利行为中最严重的一次。

And, in early 1766, he argued against the Stamp Act before Parliament—Britain's lawmaking body.

并且，在 1766 年初， 他在议会（英国的立法机构）面前反对《印花税法》。

They thereupon made " humble supplication" for the repeal of the Stamp Act.

他们随即“谦卑地请求”废除《印花税法》。

The ministers were aware that the Stamp Act would rouse opposition in America—how great they could not conjecture.

——大臣们都知道《印花税法》会在美国激起反对——他们猜想不到会有多大。

The Repeal of the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act.

印花税法和糖法的废除。

The whole thing actually began to take quite a toll on British business and after just a couple years the British were forced to repeal the Stamp Act.

这一切让英国企业吃了一记， 几年之後，英国被迫收回印花税案。

Frightened by uprising, the English government drew back and repealed the Stamp Act.

受起义的惊吓，英国政府后退并废除了《印花税法》。

The repeal of the Stamp Act was moved in the House of Commons a few days later.

几天后，下议院提出废除《印花税法》的议案。