Which colonial act required revenue stamps on legal documents and newspapers?

• A. Stamp Act
• B. Sugar Act
• C. Townshend Acts
• D. Tea Act

Answer: (A)

This question tests recognizing a stamp-based tax in the colonial era. The act that required revenue stamps on legal documents and newspapers was the Stamp Act. It mandated that official papers—legal documents, licenses, newspapers, pamphlets, playing cards, and more—must bear a stamped stamp to show the tax had been paid, making everyday records and publication pay for the empire. The Sugar Act focused on taxing imported sugar and molasses, not stamps on documents. The Townshend Acts imposed duties on imports like glass, lead, and tea, not a stamp tax on papers. The Tea Act dealt with tea itself and a monopoly, not stamps on documents. So the Stamp Act is the one that specifically used revenue stamps on legal documents and newspapers.