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The Johnsons And The Stamp Act

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The Johnsons are having a difficult time keeping their regular lifestyle with the Stamp Act interfering in the parent’s and children’s lives. When the Stamp Act occurred, it was unlikely for a family not to struggle, unless they were very wealthy. For the Johnsons, they were a family just barely paying their bills. They miss sending letters to their son in the army, and hope to somehow hear from him. On the other hand the Johnsons son and daughter can’t proceed their homeschooling because paper and books are way to expensive. They grow to worry not only about their son in the army, but the future of their two children. The Johnsons have no extra money and have to send letters to their son in the army. There was a tax for every paper you would

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