The Sugar Act of 1764 was among the controversial acts passed by the British parliament, which ignited the American War of Independence. The Act infuriated the thirteen colonies, which had been forced to use British currency when servicing foreign payments....
What changed about the Sugar Act after the Consitution? What was the effect of the Sugar Act of 1764? What rebellion came from the Sugar Act? What did the Declaratory Act do to the Sugar Act? What happened to the Molasses Act? What was the British reaction to the Sugar Act? Define ...
The Sugar Act of 1764 was one of several measures taken by the British government to increase revenue from the North American colonies in order to pay off debts incurred during the Seven Years War, known in North America as the French and Indian War. The act regulate the trade of certain ...
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