Which classes of colonials were angered by the stamp and tea act?
American colonists responded to the Stamp Act with outrage. they quickly became alarmed at the prospect of a permanent standing army in their midst. local elites were offended by the Parliament’s challenge to their own authority, and a large cross-section of Americans who read books or newspapers, played cards or dice, or purchased any of the printed items specified in the Stamp Act, were angered not only by the financial burden incurred but by the principle of the matter.
