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They wanted to make extra money. They wanted a way to make money to help the East India Company. Also because they needed a way to pay thier soldiers because the were protecting the Colonists.
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SteveThe Amnerican Patriots were forced to give their money to the Parlaiment (the British Govenment.) If I were either one of them I would just go with it and keep it all to myself. No matter how furious I was! These people are awesome...true heros. They stood up for themselves! They were protesting and doing everthing they could to their fair right. They did it! It was worth it. Think about it if it weren't for these guys you could be eating tea and crumpets now. They took the tax of of the sugar because after all of the protesting and rude comments going around.
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How do you use Sugar Act in a sentence?
In 1764 the British Parliament passed the Sugar Act to help pay for military activities on North America
Which British act in the American colonies required colonists to harbor British soldiers?
Quartering Act
Why did the parliament establish the taxes from the sugar act and stamp act?
The money was to be used to fund the British army in the American Colonies.
Did the colonist agree with the sugar act and the stamp act?
No, the colonists didn't agree with the Sugar Act and Stamp Act. The colonists protested because each act put taxes on stamps, sugar, molasses and more. Colonists thought it was unfair to them because the British were taxing them. They protested at the side of more acts and they eventually had the Revolutionary War.
What was one of the first British laws placing taxes on the colonies?
To pay for the French and Indian Wars, and to protect the colonies
