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One of the things they wanted out of their new country was 'no taxation without representation'. To them the Stamp Act was similar to laws they were forced to obey in England in that it forced them to pay a fine that they did not have a say in.
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Who organized the stamp act congress?
the colonists
What act was passed to punish colonists for rebelling against Stamp Act?
The Townshend Act was passed in 1767 after the Colonists rebelled against the Stamp Act. The Townshend Act was a tax on glass, paint, lead, tea and other things the Colonists needed.
Colonists argued that the stamp act was not proper because?
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.
What was the colonists main objective to the stamp act?
the colonists did not want to be taxed directly by parliament
Who had to pay for the taxes during the stamp act?
American Colonists
Why did colonists object to the sugar act and the stamp act?
Because they were being taxed immensely on common goods.
Why did the colonists fear the stamp act?
The Colonists feared the Stamp Act because they did not have much money, and because the Stamp Act was based on many of the Colonists daily uses.
Who did the stamp act help?
The colonists
Did the colonists support the stamp act?
No.
Who helped the stamp act?
The colonists
How did the colonists show their resentment of the stamp act?
The colonists showed their resentment of the Stamp Act by staging demonstrations. Eventually the unpopular act was repealed by Parliament.
What is the Stamp Act and how did it affect the colonists?
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.
What were the taxes that were imposed on the colonists?
There was the tax stamp, tea tax, and the sugar act.
Why was the stamp act so unpopular among colonists?
Because the stamp act placed taxes on everything the colonists used.
How did the colonists rebel against the Stamp Act?
colonists boycotted, sons of liberty burned down newspaper stands
The stamp act created confusion between?
The Stamp Act was a tax act that was enacted by British Parliament on the American Colonists. The Stamp Act caused problems between the two because the tax was a violation of the colonists rights.
What act was not passed by the British that upset the colonists?
stamp act
