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The British Parliament passed the Sugar Act in 1764. It provided for a strongly enforced tax on sugar, molasses, and other products imported into the American colonies from non-British Caribbean sources. The colonists’ anger over the tax helped to bring about the American Revolution.
18 Δεκ 2016 · The Sugar Act of 1764, also known as the American Revenue Act, was passed by the British Parliament on April 5, 1764, to combat molasses smuggling in the American colonies and earn revenue to fund the colonies’ defense. Click for PDF and Google Slides worksheets.
5 ημέρες πριν · The Sugar Act 1764, also known as the American Revenue Act 1764 or the American Duties Act, was passed by the Parliament of Great Britain on 5 April 1764. The act reduced the earlier established tax of six pence per gallon of molasses by half.
Road to Revolution for Kids - The Sugar Act. For Kids: The government of Great Britain, Parliament, needed money to pay off the cost of the French and Indian War. They believed that the colonists should help pay this cost since much of the fighting was done to defend them.
13 Σεπ 2024 · Sugar Act, in U.S. colonial history, British legislation (1764) aimed at ending the smuggling trade in sugar and molasses from the French and Dutch West Indies and at providing increased revenues to fund enlarged British Empire responsibilities following the French and Indian War.
22 Αυγ 2024 · The Sugar Act definition is a British law passed by Parliament in 1764 to make money from the American Colonies to help pay for the British Army in North America. Money was raised by taxing goods and enforcing the Navigation Acts.
1 Σεπ 2020 · The Sugar Act of 1764 was a law enacted by Britain to increase British revenues by preventing the smuggling of molasses into the American colonies and enforcing the collection of higher taxes and duties.
