stamp tax money would be used to defend the colonies
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Parliament thought that colonists should willingly pay Stamp Act taxes because money raised from the taxes would be used to defend the colonists from Indian attack.
They believed that without representation in parliament, they should not be taxed.
the colonists did not want to be taxed directly by parliament
the colonists did not want to be taxed directly by parliament
Colonists argued that the Stamp Act was not proper because it was a form of taxation without representation. This was a tax set up by the British Parliament to tax goods the Colonists needed.
Yes, the Stamp Act of 1765 ended. The act was repealed when Parliament finally gave in to the colonists riots. The same day the Stamp Act was repealed, Parliament passed the Declaratory Act.