To reduce the financial burden facing Great Britain in the mid-eighteenth century, the British government began to tax its colonies directly, beginning with the Stamp Act in 1765. How did this act affect colonists and why did they react violently to it? A. Financial transactions in banks between colonists were heavily taxed, even though the interests of colonists were not represented in the British Parliament.

B. Individuals who wished to vote in local elections were heavily taxed, in spite of promises by British leaders to reduce taxes for all colonists.

C. The act raised taxes for all property owners in the colonies, in spite of promises by British leaders to reduce taxes for all colonists.

D. Items that colonists used on a daily basis were taxed, even though the interests of colonists were not represented in the British Parliament.