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The Colonists reacted violently to the Stamp Act because it gave the British a way to tax them, but they were not allowed to have members of the Colonies in Parliament. Every piece of paper that was signed as a legal contract had to have a tax stamp. Even the paper used for the document was taxed.
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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.
How did the towns people react about the stamp act of 1765?
The townspeople did not like the Stamp Act of 1765 and felt it was an attempt to raise money without approval. The colonists resisted the stamp act by debates and tarring and feathering tax collectors.
What did the stamp act tax and how did the colonists react?
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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.
How did colonists react to the stamp act the quartering act and the sugar act?
They asked King George to repeal them and he did.
How did the English king react to the colonists' petition about the sugar and stamp acts?
The English King reacted to the colonists petition about the Sugar Act and Stamp Act by repealing the Stamp Act. Ben Franklin went and argued in front of English Parliament warning of a revolution.
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.
How did the stamp act congress react to the stamp act?
the colonists were mad!!. they thought the only people who can tax them were their representatives Keep in mind that the colonists weren't mad because of the Stamp Act Congress. They set up the stamp act congress in reaction to the Stamp Act, which was an internal tax set up by the British that taxed all paper goods by making a British stamp required on all paper good in the colonies.
How did the towns people react about the stamp act of 1765?
The townspeople did not like the Stamp Act of 1765 and felt it was an attempt to raise money without approval. The colonists resisted the stamp act by debates and tarring and feathering tax collectors.
What did the stamp act tax and how did the colonists react?
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How did the English king react to the colonist petition to the sugar act?
The English King reacted to the colonists petition about the Sugar Act and Stamp Act by repealing the Stamp Act. Ben Franklin went and argued in front of English Parliament warning of a revolution.
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.
