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To help pay for the French and Indian War.

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Stamp Act :]

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Q: What was the first British tax on colonists?
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What was the first direct tax the British imposed the enraged the colonists?

stamp act


Did the colonists tax the british?

no


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.


What incident was the first to alarm the colonists after the French and Indian War?

The British started to tax the colonist


Why did the stamp act upset the American colonists?

Some British colonists were upset, because they were imposed a tax without their voice in the British Parliament.


Did the British tax the colonists in 1760and 1770?

of course


Why did the british start to tax the colonists?

To have money for the war.


Why did the British create a stamp tax in 1765?

The British created a tax stamp because the tax was imposed on all American colonists


Were the colonists justified in resisting British policies after the french and Indian war?

yes the british had no right to tax the colonists


What negative thing did the british carry out of the french and Indian war?

a humongous debt which made the british tax the colonists which started the am. rev. a humongous debt which made the british tax the colonists which started the am. rev.


Do you believe the british has the right to tax the colonists?

no because they are not allowed to do that


What country passed the four laws to tax the colonists?

the british