jan 1, 1764 - Sugar Act

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Following the Proclamation of 1763 and a 2-year peace-period, the Sugar Act was enacted by the British Parliament, directly effecting the Colonies. What this new Act did was it imposed new taxes on foreign sugar and other imported goods like molasses. The main purpose of the creation and enforcement of this new law was to raised money for the indebted Britain. Although the British benefited, the colonies did not: it was simply another tax that they had to worry about, making them that much more annoyed with the British Royalty. Furthermore, alongside this new tax, a new law also came constricting the already-emplaced Navigation Acts. This refinement of the Navigation Acts called for more enforcement of smuggling into the colonies. Those who were accused of smuggling were sent to trial in courts whose judges were appointed by the crown; there also were no juries to supervise the process. Once again, these Acts all worked together to generate and instigate a desire of the colonists to strip away from the Motherland.

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