apr 5, 1764 - Sugar Act
Description:
Britan imposes a strict tax on sugar in the colonies, which is actually lower than the Act it replaced, the Molasses Act.British Rationale: They wanted to prevent illegal sugar trade between the colonies, the French, and the Spanish West Indies.
Colonial Reaction: Boston experimented with boycotts
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Date:
apr 5, 1764
Now
~ 261 years ago