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2h 44min, apr 5, 1764 y - Sugar Act

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Parliament begins to tax the sugar being imported to the colonies. The Sugar Act reduced the taxes for molasses and many other good such as coffee, sugar, and many other goods that were foreign. The cause of this act stopped industries producing rum.

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2h 44min, apr 5, 1764 y
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~ 262 years ago