Question

why were the american colonists upset by the stamp act? it prevented them from sending mail. it limited their ability to print newspapers. it represented taxation without representation. it was too expensive to purchase stamps.

Explanation:

The Stamp Act was a tax imposed by the British on the American colonists without giving them representation in the British - Parliament. This violated the colonists' belief that they should not be taxed without having a say in the laws that taxed them.

Answer:

It represented taxation without representation.