Politically, the Stamp Act was foolish because
a. the concept of a stamp tax was foreign to colonials.
b. the colonial postal service was unpopular even before the act.
c. it hit hardest community leaders and the most articulate colonials.
d. it did not raise enough money.
e. all of these choices.
ANS: C
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