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The Sugar Act was a problem in the Colonies. It was a law that created, 'taxation without representation.' It also took away the right to a trial by jury by setting up Admiralty Courts run by the British Navy to try people accused of buying foreign goods opposed in the Sugar Act.

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What did Britain do to raise money and pay its debts?

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1764 sugar act?

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Which was the first British Act used to raise revenue from the American Colonies?

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Who took part in the sugar act?

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