How Did the Stamp Act Differ from the Sugar Act

question 16

Multiple Choice

How did the Stamp Act differ from the Sugar Act?

• A) Whereas the Stamp Act was still in place at the time of the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, the Sugar Act was quickly repealed.
• B) Whereas the Stamp Act affected, and therefore offended, a large portion of the colonial population, the Sugar Act mainly affected residents of colonial ports.
• C) Whereas the Stamp Act was predominantly opposed by northern merchants, the Sugar Act was mainly opposed by southern planters.
• D) Whereas the Stamp Act was passed in close collaboration with colonial leaders, the Sugar Act was a total surprise to the colonists.
• E) Whereas the Stamp Act focused on the regulation of trade, the Sugar Act was a direct tax on the colonists.

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