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It affected people in all of the colonies.
It was a tax placed on goods that increased the cost of many essentials that were not available from other sources The term "No taxation without representation" sprung from this law because the colonist felt that if they payed the tax that they should be represented by officials elected by them.
The colonists didn't like taxes in general, and so didn't like the stamp act.
the Stamp Act was a document stating that all printed goods imported from Britain had to be taxed. The colonists obviously didn't want to be taxed.
They were being taxed without representation in Parliament.
Hense the saying "no taxation without representation".
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What was the law that placed a tax on printed materials in the colonies called?
The Stamp Act of 1765. It was where "taxation without representation" came from.
What british law in 1765 taxed newspapers and legal papers?
The Stamp Act was passed by British parliament in 1765. This act taxed all legal papers in the US colonies.
What was the Stamp Act?
The Stamp Act was a law introducing a tax on all printed materials
Which British law was repealed in response to the colonial outcry and boycott?
Stamp Act.
Who died in the stamp act?
Nobody. it was a taxation law, not some sort of torture device!
What law put a tax on all paper goods in the colonies?
the royal proclamation
Law that placed a tax on printed materials in colonies?
stamp act
What was the law that placed a tax on printed materials in the colonies called?
The Stamp Act of 1765. It was where "taxation without representation" came from.
What law established the first direct tax that the colonies were expected to pay?
The Stamp Act
What is the name of the law passed by parliament in 1765 the British law taxed all legal papers in the colonies?
the Stamp Act
What british law in 1765 taxed newspapers and legal papers?
The Stamp Act was passed by British parliament in 1765. This act taxed all legal papers in the US colonies.
All printed materials in the colonies were taxed by what act?
The Stamp Act of 1765 taxed printed materials. It was intended to raise money for the British military.
What law showed that a tax had been paid on all printed material in 1775?
In the American colonies it was called the Stamp Act.
What was the Stamp Act?
The Stamp Act was a law introducing a tax on all printed materials
The Law that was required colonists to pay taxes to have an official seal put on wills deeds and other legal documents?
The Stamp Act (1765) was a way of both earning revenue and of asserting British control over the colonies.
What law made the colonies angry?
A couple laws that were passed by the English parliament (if that's what you intended to ask) were the Towns shed revenue act, the tea act, the stamp act, the quartering, and a couple more.
What new law was passed after the stamp act was repealed?
sugar act 1754..
