Question

What was the patriot perspective of the stamp act

Answer 1

In the mid-17th century of Britain, the Navigation Acts was established. These acts was made mainly for safeguarding English shipping, and ensuring profit from the colonies. The British Government added many taxes such as Tea Act, Quartering Act, Stamp Act, etc. without allowing the participation of the Thirteen colonies.The Patriots point of view was that the British government added the Stamp tax so that all printed materials with stamps have taxes while the point of view of the Loyalists is that they believe that this will only add another money or income to the partriots and the British crown making them more superior that the rest of the colony.

Answer 2

The colonists (patriots) thought that stamp act was proposed only to gain a revenue for Britain's war debt and their own goods.Printed materials such as newspapers, magazines, books, licenses, etc were taxed.