Why did colonists oppose the Stamp Act?
A) They did not think Parliament had the constitutional authority to impose revenue taxes on them.
B) It was an indirect or “hidden” tax.
C) Its revenues were to be used to pay off England’s own national debt.
D) It would hinder the highly profitable colonial trade with the West Indies.
ANSWER
A
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