The stamp tax was simply a means of raising money, much like any other tax.
It was the first direct tax levied on the colonists.
stamp act
The Stamp Act of 1765 was imposed on the colonists by the British. The stamps affixed to various goods raised revenue for the British. The colonists were enraged--even protested in the streets.
Answer: The British wanted to assert their authority on the colonies by imposing tax on all imports to American colonies.And wanted to clam dominance over the Americans.
Stamp tax
The British Soldiers protected the American colonists. King George III thought the colonists should help pay the army's cost.
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British Parliament and the colonists
It was the first direct tax levied on the colonists.
stamp act
The Stamp Act of 1765 was imposed on the colonists by the British. The stamps affixed to various goods raised revenue for the British. The colonists were enraged--even protested in the streets.
Answer: The British wanted to assert their authority on the colonies by imposing tax on all imports to American colonies.And wanted to clam dominance over the Americans.
The British created a tax stamp because the tax was imposed on all American colonists
They thought it was fair to tax the colonists.
colonists did not buy any british goods
Stamp tax
Some British colonists were upset, because they were imposed a tax without their voice in the British Parliament.