apr 6, 1764 - Sugar Act

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In 1764, the Parliament of Great Britain passed the Sugar Act as a revenue raising act
The earlier sugar act of 1733 had appointed taxes of six pence per gallon
The Sugar Act reduced the rate of tax on molasses from six pence to three pence per gallon.
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