Question

what were the effects of the stamp act?

Answer 1

They had to pay for the stamping of taxable paper items to prove that the tax had been paid on these items

Answer 2

the Stamp act went beyond being a stamp on paper, it was initially made to stop smuggling illegally, but it was annoying to the colonists and they started boycotting and forced Britain to repeal it. its long term effects were that it made the colonists have the will to protest more when they feel they are not being treated equally