The primary reason for Parliament's passage of the Stamp Act was to
a. force the colonists to recognize Parliament's right to tax them.
b. raise revenue to help ease the debt burden of the British government.
c. finance the system for distributing mail and publications throughout the colonies.
d. establish parliamentary control over newspapers and pamphlets published in the colonies.
b
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A) Prussia and Austria. B) Denmark and Norway. C) Poland and England. D) Sweden and Russia. E) Holland and France.
Slaves were expected by their owners to attend church.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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