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
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The Sugar Act of 1764 lowered the duties on foreign molasses, raised the duties on foreign refined sugar, and increased the export bounty on British refined sugar imported into the American colonies. They were protested by American colonists.
The Sugar Act was an attempt to raise revenue in Great Britain, so they taxed the American colonists, instead of their own people. It was imposed at a time of economic depression, so this, understandably, infuriated the colonists. To accommodate, they had to raise prices of sugar. This eventually contributed to the American Revolution.
The Sugar Act of 1764 occurred in Boston, Massachusetts.
The Sugar Act of 1764 placed tariffs and duties on goods imported into the colonies by England.
April 5, 1764 hope this helps you :)
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.
it was a tax placed on sugar and other resources
There were two acts of 1764 the Revenue Act (sugar act) and the Currency Act of 1764.
The Sugar Act of 1764 occurred in Boston, Massachusetts.
The Sugar Act of 1764 placed tariffs and duties on goods imported into the colonies by England.
The Sugar Act went in to effect in 1764.
The sugar act supposedly started in 1764.
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The Suger Act of 1764
Parliament passed this act in 1764
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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.