The Stamp Act of 1765
A) required colonists to pay taxes on most printed documents.
B) cost the British government much more money than it made in revenues.
C) established a royal postal system between the American colonies and England.
D) replaced the Sugar Act of 1764.
E) proved to be ineffective, as most colonies refused to accept it.

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The Stamp Act of 1765 required colonists to pay a tax on most printed documents, including legal papers, newspapers, and even playing cards. The tax had to be paid with special stamped paper, which outraged colonists who saw it as another attempt by the British government to take away their rights and freedoms.