they were very mad and tarred the tax colectors
The Stamp Act was passed by the British government. After it was passed, the American colonists instituted a boycott of British goods.
so the government could have more money
Citizens vote on who the leaders will be. There is no monarch. Laws are passed by an assemply of representatives.
Limited in as much as laws passed by British Parliament can be superseded by laws passed by the European Parliament.
The Government, the Opposition and 'private members', although normally only government bills get passed.
As the British government passed new tax laws, resistance by the colonists grew.
The Coercive Acts and the Quebec Acts passed by British Parliament in 1774. These two acts were dubbed the intolerable acts by Colonial leaders and led to a unified opposition of British government, a renewed boycott of British imported goods, and the assembly of the First Continental Congress on September 5th, 1774.
"No taxation without representation"
Currency act
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Stamp Act