American Colonists
the colonists
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 it was a form of taxation without representation. This was a tax set up by the British Parliament to tax goods the Colonists needed.
the colonists did not want to be taxed directly by parliament
American Colonists
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.
the prices on paper were to high
The Stamp Act taxed every colonists directly so the colonists crowd was furious The Stamp Act actually placed a tax on all ads, newspaper articles, and things in that area meaning that the colonists in the 13 colonies would have to pay for them to find out what was going on around their country
The colonists showed their resentment of the Stamp Act by staging demonstrations. Eventually the unpopular act was repealed by Parliament.
The colonists
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The colonists
Colonists refused to buy British goods
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.
There was the tax stamp, tea tax, and the sugar act.
Because the stamp act placed taxes on everything the colonists used.