The Stamp Act of 1765 angered the colonists because
a. All of the following
b. The new tax was imposed by Parliament and was blatantly designed to produce revenue for the British government
c. The postage rates in colonial America were already extremely high
d. The revenues produced by the act were too low to provide the services demanded by the colonists
e. People bought far more stamps than any other commodity in colonial America
Answer: b. The new tax was imposed by Parliament and was blatantly designed to produce revenue for the British government
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