In 1765, the British Parliament imposed the Stamp Act on the American colonies. Explain the purpose of the Stamp Act and tell one way the colonists reacted to its implementation

The Stamp Act was passed on March 22, 1765. The Stamp Act stated that all printed materials and legal documents must have a tax stamp provided by authorized distributors who would collect the tax in exchange for the stamp. Angered, colonists responded with protests and mobs, which led to parliament repealing the tax in March of 1766.

they remained in rural areas and worked at jobs such as lumbering or farming.

c. pro-democracy demonstrations.