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Why did the American colonists oppose the Stamp Act? They learned King George III had not approved the Stamp Act. They were more heavily taxed than the people in Britain. They wanted their independence from Great Britain. They objected to the tax because it was imposed without their consent or representation.

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These taxes included the Stamp Act, passed in 1765, which required the use of special paper bearing an embossed tax stamp for all legal documents. ... They protested, saying that these taxes violated their rights as British citizens. The colonists started to resist by boycotting, or not buying, British goods.

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