Although the financial burden imposed by the Stamp Act of 1765 was small, it antagonized and unified the colonies against the British government more so than had the Sugar Act of 1764 because
a. people bought more stamps than sugar
b. the new tax was blatantly designed to produce revenue, and it fell on all the colonists regardless of colony or class
e. the postage rates were already extremely high
d. the "New York Resolves" created the impression that the most populous colony was more militant than it really was
e. the revenue would be collected in the form of a duty tax
Answer: B