Erjabolanosgo Erjabolanosgo History Answered Why did the British government feel justified in passing the Sugar & Stamp Acts on the colonists? Why did the British government feel justified in passing the Sugar & Stamp Acts on the colonists? They had just defended the British colonies from a French take-over. They believe the colonists were making too much money selling sugar and newspapers. They knew the colonists were planning a rebellion. They knew that the colonists were smuggling sugar from other countries.