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The Stamp Act infuriated the American colonists. It imposed a tax on most paper documents and was seen as another example of taxation without representation.

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For one thing, it was a tax on stamps and printed material. For another, the colonist's representatives hadn't been consulted before the act was passed.

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Q: Why did the stamp act antagonize the American colonist?
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