1 janv. 1764 - Britian Passes Acts

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Sugar Act (1764): Lowered tax from 6¢ a gallon to 3¢ a gallon in an attempt to stop smuggling/increase revenue
• First direct tax on colonies
• Beginnings of boycotting
• Colonists: Direct taxes "like slavery"
• Amended the existing 1733 Sugar and Molasses Act.


Declaratory Act (1766): Britain has supreme authority over colonies

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