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The British were taxing without representation in the colonies.

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Q: Why did the Stamp Act cause such a furor in the colonies?
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Why did the Stamp Act cause more resistance among the ordinary people in the colonies that did the Sugar Act?

The sugar act pressented James Otis who argued that "England colonies cant be taxed with out colonies consent but in 1765 Parliament passed the stamp act which dissobayed the the rule not to tax without their consent


What act taxed almost all printed material in the colonies?

Stamp Act


What took place during the stamp act?

Britain placed a tax on all documents and glass in the colonies. (Stamp Act) the colonies protested the Stamp Act because they did not have any representation in the British Parliament.


What law put a tax on all paper goods in the colonies?

the royal proclamation


Where did stamp act started at?

The 13 Colonies


What effect did the stamp act have on the colonies?

it made


What was the cause that led grenville to propose the sugar act quarting act and stamp act?

The large British debt incurred defending the colonies in the French And Indian War


Which act affected the most people throughout the colonies?

The Stamp Act


What was the tax on all paper products in the 13 colonies?

The stamp act put a tax on every printed paper in the colonies.


Which act was the first to impose an internal tax on the colonies?

The sugar tax was the first tax to affect he American colonies that had not been approved by them but it was not directly taxing them. the stamp act was the first tax that directly affected them that had been passed without their consent


How did the colonies get rid of the stamp act?

the way that the colonie


How many colonies were represented in the Stamp Act?

9