The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_Great_Britain" id="mwgw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Parliament of Great Britain">British Parliament</a> enacts the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamp_Act_1765" id="mwhA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Stamp Act 1765">Stamp Act</a> on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteen_Colonies" id="mwhQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Thirteen Colonies">Thirteen Colonies</a> in order to help pay for British military operations in North America.