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The Stamp Act of 1765 was imposed by the British Parliament on the colonies of North America to pay for the seven years war. The British Govermment thought that the Colonies would benefit from the Military presence and therefore should pay for a portion of the expence. There were no colonists elected to the British Parliament and so for Parliament to tax the colonists was seen as a violation of the British Constitution. The British Constitution guaranteed that British subjects should not be taxed without their consent. So this tax was a violation of the Constitutiuon. The colonists rebelled and declared - 'no taxation without representation'. The colonists rebelled with force and the Act could not be imposed and was repealed 17th March 1766

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What is the stamp act and why did Paul Revere and the other colonists rebel against the act?

the stamp act is a tax on paper and Paul revere and other colonists rebelled against it because they thought the king had no right to tax with out representation.


Where did Stamp Acts Take Place?

Everywhere in the American colonies until the colonists rebelled against it.


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.


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refusing to buy goods from Britain


Why did the colonists protest?

Some reasons of why the colonists rebelled against the British were: 1. The Boston Massacre 2. Taxation without Representation 3. Intolerable Acts 4. Proclamation of 1763 5. The Stamp Act 6. The Quartering Acts 7. The Sugar act


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.


What were the reasons for opposition of the sugar act stamp act and the intolerable acts?

The colonists opposed these acts because the colonists considered them to be unfair taxing (taxation without representation). Britain placed these taxes without their consent so they rebelled.


How did the colonists rebel against the Stamp Act?

colonists boycotted, sons of liberty burned down newspaper stands


Who was one of the first colonists to speak against the stamp act?

* It was Patrick Henry. I am absolutely sure.


What did the colonists do to rebel against the stamp act?

The colonists were furious. Because the English government began taxing items that were transported from Great Britain, the colonists refused to buy any products. Very soon, the English government had to stop the stamp act, or go bankrupt.


What was the common theme of the colonists against the British taxes?

Stamp tax