Which of the following best explains why the stamp act of 1765 was significant?
it was the first direct tax imposed on american colonists.
it was the first indirect tax imposed on american colonists.
it was the last tax parliament imposed before the revolution.
it was the last tax parliament imposed before ending all taxes.

The correct option is: "It was the first direct tax imposed on American colonists."

Duties in American Colonies Act 1765; it was a law of the British Parliament that supposed a direct and specific tax for the thirteen colonies of British America that required that most of the printed materials in the colonies be published on stamped and produced paper in London, stamped with a raised fiscal stamp .