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apr 15, 1764 - Sugar act

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The sugar act was a tax on sugar, coffee, tea, wine, and other imports. Also, it was a law that tried to contain smuggling of sugar and molasses in the colonies by making the previous tax rate decrease,and apply a collections of duties. After all, the sugar act arrived in the colonies at a time of economic deppression.

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apr 15, 1764
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~ 262 years ago

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