The Stamp Act of 1765

question 36

Multiple Choice

The Stamp Act of 1765

• A) required colonists to pay taxes on most printed documents.
• B) cost the British government much more money than it made in revenues.
• C) established a royal postal system between the American colonies and England.
• D) replaced the Sugar Act of 1764.
• E) proved to be ineffective, as most colonies refused to accept it.

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