History & Social Studies
How did colonists react to the Stamp Act?
Creating America: A History of the United States, 2005, McDougal Littell, page 162
Creating America: A History of the United States, 2005, McDougal Littell, page 162
The colonists reacted to th Stamp Act with violence against those collecting the text in the belief those men would resign. As a result, the Act was repealed, but not before Parliement clarified their ability to impose any tax they saw fit on the colonies.