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After the so-called French and Indian war, the Stamp Act was introduced by Great Britain to help cover the cost of British soldiers being stationed in America. Great Britain thought this reasonable since the soldiers were there to protect the citizens living in the colonies.
Opposition against the Stamp act was not caused by its burden, since rates were not very high and most everyday citizens did not much use official "stamped" documents anyway. It was mostly a matter of principle, namely that of 'no taxation without representation (i.e. in the British Parliament) and/or the principle that raising taxes should be the exclusive right of the American States themselves.
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What law put a tax on all paper goods in the colonies?
the royal proclamation
Should the British repeal the Stamp Act and Why?
The rioting an boycotting were harming British trade.
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
How do you explain the Stamp act?
tax on every piece of paper
How was the stamp act different from earlier taxes imposed on british colonies?
The Stamp Act directly affected the colonists; taxes prior to the Stamp Act were indirect taxes, paid only by merchants.
