nov 23, 1763 - Sugar Act (1763)
Description:
After the seven years war, Britain had to pay off the large amounts of money that it owed to other countries and to make this money, it needed to tax colonists. However, the colonists had never been so controlled by Britain before and this taxation wasn't fair as there were no colonial representations.Added to timeline:
Date:
nov 23, 1763
Now
~ 261 years ago