The sign of the Entered Apprentice alludes to the penalty of the Entered Apprentice's obligation. The sign is made by drawing the right hand rapidly across the neck as shown on the left. Explanation of the Entered Apprentice sign: Draw the right hand rapidly across the neck as represented and drop the arm to the side.
The ACT was first administered in the year 1959. It was made as a competitor to the SAT by Everett Franklin Lindquist.
To prove the tax was paid, the Stamp Act required the use of stamped paper for legal documents, diplomas, almanacs, broadsides, newspapers and playing cards. Set to take affect November 1, 1765, it met great resistance in the colonies and fueled a growing movement that eventually became the American Revolution.