Stamp+Act+Project

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__ Question: __ Describe what you think is the difference between a **direct** and **indirect** tax in 1-2 sentences. __ Answer: __ I think the difference between a direct and indirect tax is that direct tax is a tax paid by the person or association to who it is given to and an indirect tax is a tax given to items and assistance rather than on people or associations.

__Question:__ Using a trustworthy search engine, look up both key terms and fix your answers based upon what you learn. Cite the websites from where you found your information. __Answer:__ A direct tax is a tax exacted directly from the persons who will bear the burden of it (without reimbursement to them at the expense of others), as a poll tax, a general property tax, or an income tax. On the other hand, an indirect tax is a tax levied indirectly, as one levied on commodities before they reach the consumer but ultimately paid by the consumer as part of the market price. **Website:** __ http://dictionary.reference.com __


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__Question:__ Do you think the Stamp Act is a direct or indirect tax? Explain using supporting details and strong reasoning. __Answer:__ I think the Stamp Act is a indirect tax because as stated //A Summary of the 1765 Stamp Act//, it was "imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used." This suggests that the law only taxes actual items, rather than on the citizens. Furthermore, by saying the "Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed," this supports indirect taxation because the list had nothing to do with the people themselves.

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 * __The Townshend Acts__**

__Question:__ Come up with a legiment, legal, way to oppose the Townshend Acts and describe either in detailed pictures, paragraphs, or poetry. __Answer:__ A legiment, legal, way to oppose the Townshend Acts is to elect a representative among the colonists and protest against the Townshend Acts by saying a speech against it, similar as to what James Otis did to argue against the Writs of Assistance. This is a legiment way to oppose the Townshend Acts because if James Otis, a person who was the Advocate General for the British, presented his protest in a speech, for sure, this strategy would definitely be legal way to protest. In addition, electing a representative to argue against the Townshend Acts is a great way to oppose it because it would demonstrate to the government that the colonies had united and were not intimidated by the actions of the government. Electing a representative among the colonists and that person say a speech, is a legiment way to oppose the Townshend Acts.