Sugar Act

nounAmerican 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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Stringent regulations were provided for the enforcement of the Sugar Act and other navigation laws.
The Colonization of North America | Herbert Eugene Bolton
The strict terms of the Sugar Act were strengthened by administrative measures.
History of the United States | Charles A. Beard and Mary R. Beard
The question proposed to Dr. Franklin alludes to this Sugar Act in 1763.
The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics and Morals of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin, [Vol 3 of 3] | Benjamin Franklin
The Sugar Act, for example, taken by itself, was perhaps the most grievous of all.
Beginnings of the American People | Carl Lotus Becker
It was he who had urged the reënactment of the Sugar Act in 1763, and he now saw opportunity to put through a more radical policy.
The Siege of Boston | Allen French

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