Before Passage of the Stamp Act, How Did the Tax

question 41

Multiple Choice

Before passage of the Stamp Act, how did the tax burden of the average Englishman compare to that of the average Bostonian?

• A) It was 100 times greater.
• B) It was 25 times greater.
• C) It was 10 times greater.
• D) It was twice as much.

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