Why we focused on the Stamp Act

I think we were asked to focus on the Stamp Act because it was one of the first events in America where democracy was successfully exercised with a favorable outcome. The colonists were able to come together and help repeal a piece of legislation that the British Crown could have reinforced with the militia that was present in the states. I think this resistance movement outlined a more ideal framework for protest in spite that there had been protests prior to the stamp act.