THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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The Stamp Act was only enforced in the southern colonies; northern colonies were not affected by the taxes
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Revenue collected under the Stamp Act was given to the colonial governments instead of the British government
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The Stamp Act directly affected the colonists ; taxes prior to the Stamp Act were indirect taxes, paid only by merchants
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Representatives from the colonies were elected to Parliament so that colonial interests could be addressed in the debate over passage of the Stamp Act
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Detailed explanation-1: -Instead of levying a duty on trade goods, the Stamp Act imposed a direct tax on the colonists. Specifically, the act required that, starting in the fall of 1765, legal documents and printed materials must bear a tax stamp provided by commissioned distributors who would collect the tax in exchange for the stamp.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Act resulted in violent protests in America and the colonists argued that there should be “No Taxation without Representation” and that it went against the British constitution to be forced to pay a tax to which they had not agreed through representation in Parliament.
Detailed explanation-3: -The act required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards. It was a direct tax imposed by the British government without the approval of the colonial legislatures and was payable in hard-to-obtain British sterling, rather than colonial currency.
Detailed explanation-4: -The American colonists were angered by the Stamp Act and quickly acted to oppose it. Because of the colonies’ sheer distance from London, the epicenter of British politics, a direct appeal to Parliament was almost impossible. Instead, the colonists made clear their opposition by simply refusing to pay the tax.
Detailed explanation-5: -What was the most important difference between the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act? The Stamp Act was a direct tax while the sugar act modified a pre-existing duty.