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.
American importers were not paying the excessively high duty that had been placed on Sugar (molasses) by the Molasses Act of 1733. They found it cheaper to pay bribes of a penny or so per gallon, to the customs collectors. When George Grenville became Prime Minister, he had Parliament overhaul the old act with a new Sugar Act, 1764. The new act lowered the tax on sugar entering the colonies, but it also created a new system for enforcing the act, making sure that the lowered duties would be collected. In New England, where molasses was a major trade item used in making various drinks as well as a sweetener, there was immediate concern. A Boston town meeting declared that the city would boycott (not purchase) all British imports to that colony. Other New England cities, including New York, followed Boston's lead. American Colonists granted Parliament the right to regulate trade but the colonists declared that the Sugar Act was an attempt to raise money in the colonies, something that colonists believed only colonial legislatures could do. They pointed to the official title of the Sugar Act--The American Revenue Act of 1764. Hence, the Americans, for perhaps the first time, raised the cry that they could not be taxed by a political body that did not represent them. They elected representatives to their assemblies, but not to Parliament. The cry "No taxation without representation" would become a rallying cry for those favoring independence. In 1766, the British government reduced the duty on sugar to one penny (what had been the traditional bribe), and protest in New England began to subside. The colonists, for the first time, really began to protest Parliament's regulations. In Boston, they held a town meeting and declared they would not import any British goods of any kind until the Sugar tax was repealed. Other cities, like New York, followed suit. The colonists reaction was considered mild and no violence developed. In fact, the tax only effected the wealthy. In 1766 when the tax was lowered, there was nothing more heard about protesting the Act.
It was passed by the Parliament of Great Britain on April 5, 1764.
british made the colonist pay a tax on molases and sugar ,but the colonist were angered.therefore, colonist convinced all 12 colonies except one to stop buying tea from the british, leading up to the stamp act of 1765.
In 1764, the British Parliament passed the Sugar Act to raise revenues. It was a tax placed on sugar and molasses. This tax affected the American colonies. The Sugar Act was also known as the American Revenue Act.
Historian Fred Anderson wrote that the purpose of the Act was "to resolve the problems of finance and control that plagued the postwar empire." To do this "three kinds of measures" were implemented -- "those intended to make customs enforcement more effective, those that placed new duties on items widely consumed in America, and those that adjusted old rates in such a way as to maximize revenues."So basically to raise revenue for the seven years war expenses
to support there army with the money from the taxes
by taxing the colonists. for example, the sugar act, stamp act, and townshend act.
The Sugar Act lasted from 1763 to 1776. The act was a way for Britain to raise revenue in the thirteen colonies.
It was a tax to raise money.
It Raised Taxes On inported goods
It was passed by the Parliament of Great Britain on April 5, 1764.
Sugar Act of 1764
british made the colonist pay a tax on molases and sugar ,but the colonist were angered.therefore, colonist convinced all 12 colonies except one to stop buying tea from the british, leading up to the stamp act of 1765.
the sugar act is when the government taxes you on sweets like sugar and molassess. the stamp act is when the government taxes you on paper products.
In 1764, the British Parliament passed the Sugar Act to raise revenues. It was a tax placed on sugar and molasses. This tax affected the American colonies. The Sugar Act was also known as the American Revenue Act.
To raise money for the French and Indian War.
Was to raise taxes on sugar so that the British could pay off for the war.So government cover their debt.
The Revenue Act of 1764 was also known as the Sugar Act. This act was passed on April 5th, 1764 by the Parliament of Great Britain in an attempt to raise revenue through the taxation on sugar and molasses that were purchased by the colonists.