What are the stamp act and the sugar act?

stamp act was a taxplaced on stampes and the sugar act was a act that was placed on sugar

Both of these acts taxed goods in the American colonies. The stamp act taxed seals for mail and other paper products. The sugar act taxed obviously sugar and other items.

The sugar act lowered the tax on molasses imported by the colonist. The stamp act placed a tax on almost all printed material in the colonies - everything from newspapers and pamphlets to wills and...

Both acts were taxes passed by the British Parliament at the end of the Seven Years War (known as the French and Indian War in the United States). The Seven Years War was fought from 1756 to 1763...