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The colonists protested against the act. They boycotted (at least, as much as they could without affected their lives).

The Stamp Act, which taxed all printed goods (paper, stamps, etc.), was one of the acts that led up to the revolutionary war.

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They didn't repeal it, but the King did.

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What did the colonists do to get rid of the stamp act?

They protested by having the Boston Tea Party


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.


Colonists reacted to taxes imposed by the British by?

The colonists were angry because of the famous line "no taxation without representation." Britain kept passing acts and the colonists had no say. The Sugar Act and Townshend Acts had been passed before the Stamp Act. In the end, Britain did repeal (get rid of) the Stamp Act, but then passed an act requiring the colonists to house British soldiers.


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 Eventually the unpopular act was repealed by Parliament.


Who did the stamp act help?

The colonists


Did the colonists support the stamp act?

No.


Who helped the stamp act?

The colonists


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


What act was not passed by the British that upset the colonists?

stamp act