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The stamp act was made by the king of England so that Britain could pay the debt they owed during the French and Indian War. All the taxes paid by the colonies were for England so they could use it to pay back all the damages and weapons used/done in the French and Indian War.

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Who had to pay for the taxes during the stamp act?

American Colonists


When The Stamp Act placed taxes on various documents saying the taxes would be used for?

The Stamp Act placed taxes on various documents, saying the taxes would be used for defense of the colonies.-Hope this helped. (:


Why was the stamp act so unpopular among colonists?

Because the stamp act placed taxes on everything the colonists used.


What did the british do to the colonies during the stamp act?

They tortured them with high taxes


What are taxes imposed on America during the American revolutionary war?

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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.


How did the colonies oppose British taxes?

They made the intolerable acts to oppose the british taxes, they Used the Quartering Act, Stamp Act.


What was one way the people of NJ protest the taxes?

They used a stamp act


Why did parliament think colonists should be willing to pay the stamp act taxes?

stamp tax money would be used to defend the colonies


What were the taxes that were imposed on the colonists?

There was the tax stamp, tea tax, and the sugar act.


Is the American citizenship the same thing as the the Stamp Act?

No the stamp act is a.k.a taxes!


Why was the Stamp Act more controversial than the stamp act?

Because the sugar act actually lowered taxes on molasses but the tax was actually enforced and the stamp act raised taxes on many printed materials