An acronym for the Dutch phrase Naamloze Vennootschap, a public company. The N.V. or NV suffix is used in the Netherlands, Belgium, Suriname and the Dutch West Indies.It is also used in Indonesia, Curacao, St. Maarten and Aruba.iterally, naamloze vennootschap means nameless venture, since the shareholders in a public company can remain anonymous.
What was the Stamp Act? The Stamp Act was a tax imposed by the British government on the American colonies. British taxpayers already paid a stamp tax and Massachusetts briefly experimented with a similar law, but the Stamp Act imposed on colonial residents went further than the existing ones.
(3). Who was to bear the cost of administrating and protecting the American colonies. Taxation without representation is tyranny, was the patriot's cry when the Stamp Act of 1765 was enacted. Its purpose was to provide revenue for salaries of the British Colonial officials.