Which of the following was Prime Minister George Grenville's purpose in passing the Stamp Act of 1765?
A) To pay for the quartering of British soldiers in South Carolina
B) To pay the soldiers protecting the North American colonies
C) To bolster the importance of colonial governors
D) To punish colonists for participating in the Boston Tea Party
E) To give the East India Company a monopoly on the sale of tea
B
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