Sugar Act

American  

noun

American History.

1. a law passed by the British Parliament in 1764 raising duties on foreign refined sugar imported by the colonies so as to give British sugar growers in the West Indies a monopoly on the colonial market.

---

Example Sentences

More important, the Sugar Act of 1764 reduced the duty on foreign molasses to an affordable threepence a gallon and tightened collection procedures.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

Amid these concerns, the Sugar Act was coming up for renewal in Congress.

From Slate • Mar. 21, 2016

The British Constitution promised representation of the will of British subjects, and without such representation, even the indirect tax of the Sugar Act was considered a threat to the settlers’ rights as British subjects.

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014

What was the main purpose of the Sugar Act of 1764?

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014

Now called the Sugar Act, the law was designed to make sure the American colonists stopped smuggling and paid their sugar tax.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson