Many merchants smuggled French molasses and had never paid the duty.
American merchants were hurt by the Embargo Act more than Britain and France.
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was passed by the British in 1764 to regulate the sugar trade in the American colonies.
New England merchants who had to buy the sugar from the suppliers with high taxes.
colonial merchants often traded in smuggled goods, reacted with anger.
The Sugar Act had multiple effects. First, it was considered too strict and costly for merchants in America, but not in the British West Indies. It was passed during a depression in the colonial economy. It also contributed to the growth in smuggling, for the production and distribution of rum. It was also a contributing factor leading to the American Revolution.
The Sugar Act took place in the American Colonies before the Revolution.
Sugar Act was passed in 1764, the American Revolution began in 1775, so 11 years.
The Sugar Act, also known as the American Revenue Act, was passed in 1764 and repealed in 1766.
The Embargo Act of 1807
Navigation Act allowed merchants to choose the buyer.
England.