The Stamp Act of 1765 was the first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British government. The act, which imposed a tax on all paper documents in the colonies, came at a time when the British Empire was deep in debt from the Seven Years’ War (1756-63) and looking to its North American colonies as a revenue source.
Answer: The slavery in the US should be decided by the people
Explanation: Under the concept of popular sovereignty, the people of each territory would decide whether or not slavery would be permitted.
Spain and Portugal were the two nations that had a head start in the age of exploration