How did the Stamp Act differ from the Sugar Act?

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Whereas the Stamp Act was predominantly opposed by northern merchants, the Sugar Act was mainly opposed by southern planters.

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Whereas the Stamp Act was passed in close collaboration with colonial leaders, the Sugar Act was a total surprise to the colonists.

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Whereas the Stamp Act was still in place at the time of the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, the Sugar Act was quickly repealed.

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Whereas the Stamp Act focused on the regulation of trade, the Sugar Act was a direct tax on the colonists.

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Whereas the Stamp Act affected, and therefore offended, a large portion of the colonial population, the Sugar Act mainly affected residents of colonial ports.

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