Bishop

Stamp Act By:Bishop

Maybe less than a year the sugar act became a law, Parliament passed a second tax law for the colonists.The Stamp Act placed a tax on newspapers,almanacs,pamphlets and all kinds of legal documents, insurance policies,licenses, and even playing cards.Each of these items have a special stamp on it to show that the tax has been paid.Because Parliament knew that the stamp tax might anger the colonists more than the sugar tax, it hired colonist as tax collectors. Reaction to the stamp act in the colonies was the same as it had been to the sugar act. Once again, what really upset many of the colonist is that they had not had a voice in the deciding to pass the law. they did not have a voice because they did not have any representation in the British parliament. no one was acting or speaking for them in London. James Otis again spoke out. He told the crowd in Boston that they should refuse to pay the stamp tax until they had representation in parliament. the colonist began repeating his words.