What was the purpose of the Stamp Act of 1765? A. to raise revenue from the American colonies
B. to determine if the colonists were smuggling
C. to give Parliament the right to levy a tax
D. to punish those who didn’t pay their taxes

A

Explanation:  It was first British parliamentary attempt to raise revenue through direct taxation of all colonial commercial and legal papers, newspapers, pamphlets, cards, almanacs, and dice.

nothing certain is known about what happened, but it seems that the country declined gradually, perhaps due to bad government, or, more likely, due to a series of bad harvests, which resulted in widespread and recurrent famine.

formulating the initial idea for the policy

answer is c.