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The colonists were angry because of the famous line "no taxation without representation." Britain kept passing acts and the colonists had no say. The Sugar Act and Townshend Acts had been passed before the Stamp Act. In the end, Britain did repeal (get rid of) the Stamp Act, but then passed an act requiring the colonists to house British soldiers.
Many colonists believed that this legislation meant the British were trying to take away their tradition of self-government.
Colonists argued that the Stamp Act was not proper because it was a form of taxation without representation. This was a tax set up by the British Parliament to tax goods the Colonists needed.
Coercive acts
their taxes increased and the king of Britain passed laws like the stamp act or the Townsend acts or the intolerable acts allowed British soldiers to live in their houses and pay for everything shipped in the colonies
The American colonies were British and followed British law. British law was passed by the British Parliament.
The American colonies were British and followed British law. British law was passed by the British Parliament.
Boycotted British products
the british
stamp act
It was the Quartering Act that forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers. The act was passed in 1765.
angry and determined to be free of the British
angry and determined to be free of the British
The Stamp Act was passed by the British government. After it was passed, the American colonists instituted a boycott of British goods.
it made the colonists listen to them
As the British government passed new tax laws, resistance by the colonists grew.
The Stamp Act was passed by the British POarliament which imposed direct taxes on the American colonists on 22 March, 1765.