Answer: Stamp Act.
Step-by-step explanation:
On February 13, 1765, Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which created revenue stamps to be purchased and affixed to every form of printed matter used in the colonies: newspapers, pamphlets, bonds, leases, deeds, licenses, insurance policies, college diplomas, even playing cards. The Stamp Act affected all the colonists, not just New England merchants, and it was the first outright effort by Parliament to place a direct—or “internal”—tax specifically on American goods and services rather than an “external” tax on imports and exports—all for the purpose of generating revenue for the British treasury rather than regulating trade.