The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed.
Yes it is called a totalitarian government or a dictatorship
The open air markets in the Eastern Mediterranean are called c. souks. (A souq or souk is an open-air marketplace or commercial quarter in Middle Eastern and North African cities.