Question

What was the first act that the Parliament passed in an attempt to raise revenue by taxing the American colonists?
The Quartering Act: obligated colonial legislations to meet the needs of British soldiers stationed in that colony
The Stamp Act: mandated that colonists affix stamps to certain legal and commercial documents
The Declaratory Act: stated that the Parliament had the absolute right to impose taxes on the colonists
The Revenue Act: taxed goods such as paper and paint that the colonies imported from Britain
The Sugar Act: increased the duties on sugar imported from the West Indies

Answer 1

B.Since after the french and Indian war the British accrued so much debt they in response taxed all paper or printed products in the colonies this included any form of paper, and this would (they hoped) bring them out of war debt

Answer 2

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Answer 3

No Problem