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apr 5, 1764 - Sugar Act

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Taxes started to be on sugar, coffee, tea, wine and other imports. Because of this, people stopped doing business with people who imported goods. It caused harsh punishment for smugglers which made colonial merchants react with anger.

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apr 5, 1764
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~ 262 years ago