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Question 12 • US History

The Stamp Act of 1765 was named for

Answer
A
stamps that taxed all papers, pamphlets, and cards.
B
a tax related to mailing and postage stamps.
C
the act of handing in stamps bought in advance.
D
a desire to “stamp” out a tax and end it.

Explanation

The Stamp Act required colonists to pay a tax on many printed materials, including legal papers, newspapers, pamphlets, and playing cards. These items had to carry an official stamp showing the tax had been paid. It was not a tax on postage stamps, which were not the subject of the act.

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