Colonists begin to boycott products made in Britain hoping to put merchants out of business.
Explanation:
The Stamp Act was put onto the colonists in 1765 by Great Britain. This made it so paper products and printed materials had a tax on them.
The colonists were not happy with the Stamp Act and felt like it was unfair. They did not have anybody in the British Parliament to vouch for them, which is called "taxation without representation." Great Britain said the taxing actually was fair, as they needed money to pay for the very expensive French and Indian War and they had troops protecting the colonists.
Even though Great Britain said the taxing was fair, the colonists still believed otherwise. They began to boycott the products that had the tax on them, even starting to become violent at times. They would burn products and sometimes hurt British merchants.
Eventually, Great Britain realized the Stamp Act was doing more harm than good. They were losing money and British merchants were as well, along with being harmed. They repealed this act on March 18, 1766.
