Which of the following would be the best definition of the Stamp Act?

A. A cartoon that Benjamin Franklin made to convince the colonists to unite for defense during the French and Indian War.

B. Laws that governed trade between England and its colonies. Colonists were required to ship certain products exclusively to England. These acts made colonists very angry because they were forbidden from trading with other countries.

C. law that placed a tax on paper products

D. the policy sought to gain wealth for the nation by acquiring gold and expanding trade.