Old Dominion University has approximately 124,000 alumni in all 50 states and 67 countries. Old Dominion University derives its name from one of Virginia's state nicknames, The Old Dominion, given to the state by King Charles II of England for remaining loyal to the crown during the English Civil War.
Photo by: Wikipedia Creative Commons. The Stamp Act of 1765 refers to the tax enforced by the Parliament of Great Britain on the colonies of then British America. The act called for printed materials within the colonies to be standardized using London-made stamp paper with embossed revenue stamps.Such printed materials comprise mostly of legal documents, newspapers, magazines and other types of paper used throughout the colonies.he act called for printed materials within the colonies to be standardized using London-made stamp paper with embossed revenue stamps. Such printed materials comprise mostly of legal documents, newspapers, magazines and other types of paper used throughout the colonies.
The Stamp Act was passed by Parliament on March 22, 1765 with an effective date of November 1, 1765. It passed 205â49 in the House of Commons and unanimously in the House of Lords. Historians Edmund and Helen Morgan describe the specifics of the tax:he Act was repealed on March 18, 1766 as a matter of expedience, but Parliament affirmed its power to legislate for the colonies âin all cases whatsoeverâ by also passing the Declaratory Act.