Why did the colonists protest passage of the stamp act?
a. they believed that without representation in parliament, they should not be taxed.
b. they felt that the new tax did not support the freedom of speech.
c. they opposed their tax money being used for military purposes.
d. they claimed that parliament was attempting to ruin the colonial economy.

The correct answer is A) They believed that without representation in Parliament, they should not be taxed.

The colonists protested the passage of the Stamp Act in that they believed that without representation in Parliament, they should not be taxed.

The English crown ordered the heavy taxation to its colonies and this angered the Americans because they did not have any voice or representation in the British Parliament. It was not only the Stamp Act, that taxed every piece of a printed document issued in the 13 American colonies such as newspapers, but there had been more taxation such as the Sugar Act or the Tea Act. Colonists thought that taxation without representation was tyranny.

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