What was the purpose of the Stamp Act of 1765? A. to raise revenue from the American colonies
B. to determine if the colonists were smuggling
C. to give Parliament the right to levy a tax
D. to punish those who didn’t pay their taxes

A

Explanation:  It was first British parliamentary attempt to raise revenue through direct taxation of all colonial commercial and legal papers, newspapers, pamphlets, cards, almanacs, and dice.

popular sovereignty   influenced the declaration of independence because the colonists wanted to have freedom to do they wanted so they put into writing