The Stamp Act of 1765 Select one: a. was consistent with traditional parliamentary efforts to regulate commerce. b. provided much needed revenue to the American colonies. c. helped to unite the colonies in opposition to the English government. d. required the consent of the colonial assemblies before going into effect. e. actually affected only a few New England merchants.

The correct answer is letter C

The Stamp Law was a law voted and approved by the House of Lords in England, that is, the English parliament, a fact that occurred in the year 1765. The purpose of the Stamp Law was to establish a bureaucratic standard that all documents issued and circulating in the colonies of America needed to be sealed with stamps from the metropolis, London.

This law was enacted in order to raise money to meet the costs of the Seven Years' War.