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The answer is "a) The law was the first direct tax imposed on the American colonists."
James Madison promised the Bill of Rights to the people even before the constitution was ratified. The Bill of Rights protects the basics freedoms of the people like freedom to practice any religion, the right to protest, the right to privacy. If you want a list of the first 10 amendments of the constitution I suggest you look them up.
They kept people afraid for their lives and of that of their loved ones. SO if they were afraid they would not speak out against the government.