Before the revolutionary war, which of these was a way that the british tried to limit public information about government? outlawing all independent journalism requiring reporters to purchase a special badge from the crown requiring costly stamps be added to all printed material in the colonies limiting the amount of blank newspaper pages that could be imported to the colonies

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Rey Tanner

18 December, 08:53

Before the revolutionary war, which of these was a way that the british tried to limit public information about government? outlawing all independent journalism requiring reporters to purchase a special badge from the crown requiring costly stamps be added to all printed material in the colonies limiting the amount of blank newspaper pages that could be imported to the colonies

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Augustus Whitney · Answer 1

The correct answer is requiring reporters to purchase a special badge from the crown requiring costly stamps be added to all printed material in the colonies

The Stamp tax was initiated by the Stamp Act of the British Parliament which was passed in 1765It imposed tax on all printed paper including newspapers