Question

read the passage. there are several questions about this passage.
from paper
1
the history of paper offers insight into why the colonists wanted
independence from britain. a coin, a paper mill, a newspaper—whatever it
was that the colonists wanted, the crown often prohibited it. and then the
british tried to earn revenue by taxing the goods the colonists were forced
to import from england because local production was stifled.
2
in 1764, the british, looking for revenues in an economic recession that
had hit both england and the colonies, proposed the stamp act. this
required all american colonists to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper,
including shipping documents, legal documents, books, pamphlets,
newspapers, broadsides, and even playing cards. the tax did not cost the
average colonist a great deal, but they objected to the principle of the new
legislation. the stamp act went beyond the normal practice of regulating
commerce: it was a fund - raising measure, and one that was being done
without the consent of local legislatures.
3
but for newspaper publishers, the stamp act was a true hardship. it
assessed a halfpenny on each copy of a newspaper printed on what was
termed “half a sheet.” if a newspaper used a larger format, it was assessed
a penny per copy. the act also charged two cents for an advertisement—
and some of these ads only earned three cents—and a halfpenny for each
copy of a pamphlet. an additional tax on publishing in foreign languages
killed a thriving german - language press in pennsylvania. lawyers, whose
documents were also taxed, were harmed by the stamp act as well, and
together, newspaper publishers and lawyers led a successful campaign to
repeal the act. the experience also pushed the newspaper publishers into
taking a pro - independence stance, which was critical in winning over public
opinion for the revolution.
4
the stamp act was repealed before it did any real harm. the british
part b
select two sentences from the passage that best help
develop the author’s point from part a.

1. “lawyers, whose documents were also taxed,

were harmed by the stamp act as well, and
together, newspaper publishers and lawyers
led a successful campaign to repeal the act.”
(paragraph 3)

1. “the experience also pushed the newspaper

publishers into taking a pro - independence
stance, which was critical in winning over
public opinion for the revolution.”
(paragraph 3)

1. “newspapers vociferously protested.”

(paragraph 4)

1. “one american response to the townshend

act, first suggested in 1767 and broadly
promoted by newspapers the following year,
was to boycott british goods.” (paragraph 5)

1. “newspapers had already started buying

american paper in the mid - 1760s, but with
the townshend act, more and more of them
were printed on american stock.”
(paragraph 6)

Explanation:

To solve this, we first need to know the point from Part A (though not provided, we can infer the focus is on how the Stamp Act and related events led colonists, especially newspaper publishers, toward independence). We analyze each option:

1. Option 1: Talks about lawyers and publishers repealing the Stamp Act. While it shows resistance, it’s more about repeal than pushing for independence.
2. Option 2: States the experience (with the Stamp Act) pushed publishers to take a pro - independence stance, which was critical for winning public opinion for the revolution. This directly supports a point about how the Stamp Act contributed to the push for independence.
3. Option 3: Only says newspapers protested. It’s too vague and doesn’t connect to the broader point about independence.
4. Option 4: Discusses the Townshend Act and boycotting British goods, which is a different act and not directly about the Stamp Act’s role in pushing for independence (the likely focus of Part A).
5. Option 5: Talks about using American paper, which is about economic self - sufficiency but not directly about the push for independence from the Stamp Act’s impact.

So the two sentences that best help develop the author’s point (likely about the Stamp Act leading to pro - independence sentiment) are:

1. "Lawyers, whose documents were also taxed, were harmed by the Stamp Act as well, and together, newspaper publishers and lawyers led a successful campaign to repeal the act." (Paragraph 3)
2. "The experience also pushed the newspaper publishers into taking a pro - independence stance, which was critical in winning over public opinion for the revolution." (Paragraph 3)

Answer:

1. "Lawyers, whose documents were also taxed, were harmed by the Stamp Act as well, and together, newspaper publishers and lawyers led a successful campaign to repeal the act." (Paragraph 3)
2. "The experience also pushed the newspaper publishers into taking a pro - independence stance, which was critical in winning over public opinion for the revolution." (Paragraph 3)