apr 5, 1764 - The Sugar Act
Description:
The Sugar Act taxed Merchants on specific imported items which were, sugar, coffee beans, and molasses, this caused merchants to raise their prices of those three specific items and the taxes collected from the merchants would be used to pay off England's £140,000,000 debt caused by the French and Indian War.Added to timeline:
Date:
apr 5, 1764
Now
~ 261 years ago