How did the stamp act of 1765 get its name? a it was a tax related to mailing and postage stamps. b colonists wanted to stamp out the tax and end it. c people paid the tax by handing in stamps bought in advance. d goods were stamped to show the tax had been paid.

The correct answer is D. The Stamp Act of 1765 got its name as goods were stamped to show the tax had been paid.

Explanation:

The Stamp Act of 1765 was a law of the British Parliament that entailed a direct and specific tax for the Thirteen Colonies of British America which required most printed materials in the colonies to be published on stamped paper produced in London, stamped with a tax stamp in relief to show that the tax had been paid.

These printed materials were legal documents, magazines, newspapers and many other types of paper used in all the colonies. Like the previous taxes, the stamp tax had to be paid in valid British currency, not colonial paper money. The purpose of the tax was to help pay the troops stationed in North America after the British victory in the French and Indian War and control the growing freedom of press in the colonies. The British government considered that the colonies were the main beneficiaries of this military presence, and had to pay at least a part of the expenses. It ended with many newspapers, which could not afford the costs of this economic censorship.