Sugar Act

American

noun

American History.

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.

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Sugar Act

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 Sugar Act suggested that some in Parliament labored to deprive them of what made them uniquely British.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014

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

From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014

The Sugar Act actually reduced the Molasses Act tax by half, but this time the British government intended to strongly enforce the new measure.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

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