which tax triggered the rebellion against great britain 
the stamp act of 1765 angered many colonists as it taxed every paper document used in the colonies it was the first tax that the crown had demanded specifically from american colonists 5did taxation without representation end after the american revolution yes and no while the states in the newly formed country had representation federal districts like washington d c and territories like puerto rico still lack the same representation on the federal level in the modern era 1615