The Stamp Act taxed the colonists on all printed material (such as paper, stamps, etc.).
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∙ 12y agoTea. and paper goods
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∙ 6y agoThey taxed paper and ink
American Colonists
stamp tax money would be used to defend the colonies
the stamp act is when you have to pay for any paper back items. It is like tax but very unreasonable pricing
The Stamp Act required colonists to pay for tax stamps on newspaper, and various legal documents. Parliament abolished the act in 1766. The Stamp Act placed tax on ALL printed material.
Stamp act The new tax that was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper was called the Stamp Act.
forced the colonists to pay taxes.
The stamp act placed an English tax on American colonists and forced them to pay tax on printed sheets of paper.
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.
American Colonists
Because the stamp act placed taxes on everything the colonists used.
The colonists would either get fined or put in jail if they did not pay the stamp tax.
The Stamp Act was another example of taxation without representation as far as the American colonists were concerned. This act forced them to pay tax on any type of written form like a license or a birth or death certificate. The Stamp Act fanned the flames of anger that would culminate in the Revolutionary War.
the colonists opposed to the stamp act because because it highered taxes on certain items and they did not want to pay more on certain items
Stamp Act
The stamp act affected the colonists...they had to pay taxes on all printed goods.
The Stamp Act was another example of taxation without representation as far as the American colonists were concerned. This act forced them to pay tax on any type of written form like a license or a birth or death certificate. The Stamp Act fanned the flames of anger that would culminate in the Revolutionary War.
The Stamp Act was another example of taxation without representation as far as the American colonists were concerned. This act forced them to pay tax on any type of written form like a license or a birth or death certificate. The Stamp Act fanned the flames of anger that would culminate in the Revolutionary War.