THE SUGAR ACT

HOW IT STARTED

• Great Britain had won the French and Indian War.
• Parliament still owed money.
• In order to keep colonists safe, Great Britain must tax.
• This leads to the Sugar Act of 1764.

WHAT IT IS

• Sugar Act- set duties on Molasses and sugar imported by the colonists.
• The colonists had to pay 3 cents for taxes.
• The sugar act banned importation of rum and French wine.
• The sugar act also taxed some wine, indigo, coffee, etc.
• This act angered the colonists very much.

HOW IT ENDED

• The Sugar Act ended in 1766
• The sugar act was replaced for the revenue act of 1766.

QUIZ

• When was the sugar act created?
• How much was the tax on the sugar act?
• What were some of the items taxed?
• What was the sugar act replaced by?

CITATIONS

• http://www.landofthebrave.info/sugar-act.htm
• http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/sugaractdef.htm
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