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Well, among the other things thrown, you wrap stones or other less pleasing objects with snow and ice, then throw it. That's the way I heard it put on the History Channel.

Tim

Nah, first thing is to make a small snow fort for protection, then stockpile a bunch of snowballs for ammunition. When ready, everyone throws as much as possible to smother the other guys. Then go and kick their fort down so they are too busy repairing it to make more snowballs.

At least, that's the way we did it when I was a kid:)

You certainly don't want to shoot them. Who are you gonna play with tomorrow? Regards,

Mike Monett

Naw, it was the Stamp Act of 1765 (requiring taxation stamps, mostly on legal documents) that really started it.

The text of the Act is here:

Examples: 4 shillings for a stamp for a judgement [sect I, pp12] 3 pence for legal pleadings [pp1], 10s. for an appeal [pp10], 2lbs. for a diploma [pp7], 4p. for a bill of lading [pp14], 20s. for a liquor license [pp18], 1s. tax on a deck of playing cards [pp43], 2s. 6p. on contracts, leases and bills of sale [pp37], 10s. on a pair of dice [pp44],

(Interesting note: taxes were *doubled* if the documents were in any language other than English., [53])

With images and a discussion here:

Which latter document says, regarding the colonists:

"Whilst they were familiar with the exacting of customs duties by the British Parliament they were unaccustomed to it introducing any form of internal taxation.

"The passing of the Stamp Act, therefore, galvanised American public opinion against Britain, [...]"

Please remember this was from a time when Americans disliked taxes, and were willing to risk life, liberty, and war to resist them.

Cheers, James Arthur

On Tue, 23 May 2006 09:26:19 -0700, dagmargoodboat wrote: ...

February 13, 1913 marked the death knell for America the way it was intended to be:

"AMENDMENT XVI Passed by Congress July 2, 1909. Ratified February 3, 1913. Note: Article I, section 9, of the Constitution was modified by amendment 16.

"The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration."

Thanks, Rich

AMENDMENT XVII

Passed by Congress May 13, 1912. Ratified April 8, 1913.

"The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures."