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Seven Years' War and Revolution Causes · US History

The Stamp Act of 1765 differed from previous navigation acts in that it was:

  1. The first tax designed to regulate international trade
  2. The first direct internal tax levied by Parliament on the colonies
  3. A special tax that was intended to apply only to the wealthy planter class in the South
  4. An optional tax that colonies could vote to ignore
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Correct answer: The first direct internal tax levied by Parliament on the colonies

Unlike previous taxes that were 'external' duties on trade, the Stamp Act was an 'internal' tax on everyday legal documents and paper. This led to the cry of 'no taxation without representation' because it was passed without the consent of colonial legislatures.

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