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What was the Stamp Act and what type of tax did it impose?​

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the stamp act had a direct tax.

Step-by-step explanation:

the stamp act is a direct tax on the British colonies in America.

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here is the answer:)

Step-by-step explanation:

What did the Stamp Act tax?

The British needed to station a large army in North America as a consequence and on 22 March 1765 the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which sought to raise money to pay for this army through a tax on all legal and official papers and publications circulating in the colonies.

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