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The colonists would either get fined or put in jail if they did not pay the stamp tax.

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Was The first direct tax levied by England on the colonists was the stamp tax?

It is true that the Stamp Act was the first direct tax levied by England on the colonists. This happened in 1765.


Why did the colonists fear the stamp act?

The Colonists feared the Stamp Act because they did not have much money, and because the Stamp Act was based on many of the Colonists daily uses.


Why did the british parliament pass the sugar act and stamp act?

The stamp and sugar act happened because the british were taxing the colonists on little things such as stamp and sugar. The colonists, of course, protested. This lead to the Boston Tea Party. The stamp and sugar act happened because the british were taxing the colonists on little things such as stamp and sugar. The colonists, of course, protested. This lead to the Boston Tea Party.


What happened before the stamp act was repealed?

the colonists had dumped tea into the Boston harbor protesting the tax on tea


What happened after the townsend act?

It, along with the stamp and tea acts, caused the colonists to riot, leading to the revolutionary war.


How did the colonists show their resentment of the stamp act?

The colonists showed their resentment of the Stamp Act by staging demonstrations. Eventually the unpopular act was repealed by Parliament.


Who did the stamp act help?

The colonists


Did the colonists support the stamp act?

No.


Who helped the stamp act?

The colonists


What is the Stamp Act and how did it affect the colonists?

The Stamp Act was a tax on papers from Britain to the colonies. The colonists were to pay higher taxes in which they did not favor.


What were the taxes that were imposed on the colonists?

There was the tax stamp, tea tax, and the sugar act.


Why was the stamp act so unpopular among colonists?

Because the stamp act placed taxes on everything the colonists used.