Parliament passed the Sugar Act of 1764, and the Stamp Act the following year. ... The Sugar Act placed a tax on sugar, molasses, and other products shipped to the colonies. ... Unlike the Sugar Act that mainly affected merchants, the Stamp Act was a tax within the colonies and it fell directly on all colonists. ... The Stamp Act Congress believes that the Stamp Act took away their freedom as colonists. ... The merchants had set up many tactics to repeal this Act. ...

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