Passed on April 5, 1764 by Parliament, the Sugar Act was a remodeled version of the Sugar and Molasses of 1733, which was about to expire. Under the Sugar and Molasses act of 1733, merchants in the Colonies were required to pay six pence per gallon on the importation of foreign molasses, however, due to English policy of salutary neglect, merchants often smuggled goods in rather the have the burden of paying taxes. Parliament implemented the Sugar Act in order to produce new revenue for Britain, while also stopping trade between the colonies and the French, Dutch, and Spanish. This tax was the most enforced tax at the time, with the British Navy inspecting merchants for smuggled goods and an increased British presence. Even though Parliament…
American Revolution leads to Civil War in America America, how we know it today, was not formed in one day, but was rather established through a series of events. Two of the greatest stepping stones in American history were the American Revolution, and the American Civil War. Although they were both two separate events, the Revolution lead to many events, such as the Constitution and the Articles of Confederation, that were primary causes of the American Civil War. The Revolution also caused many rebellions when Southerners were displeased after the Constitution had granted “equality for all”, including slaves. The South was also frustrated with their economic downfall, and their social differences between the Northern colonies.…
The original Sugar and Molasses act put a tax of six pence on a gallon of imported molasses, but they mostly evaded the tax by buying English molasses instead of importing it from the French West Indies. However, the new Sugar Act reduced this tax to three pence at an attempt to reduce smuggling. The British Prime Minister ordered the navy to enforce the tax which led to the almost immediate decline in rum. There were also many more restrictions as well as taxes put on other goods such as sugar, wines and coffee. This act was initiated in hopes to raise 100,000 pounds, which was roughly one-fifth of the North American military expenses.…
This law and the Sugar Act both played a role in causing the Boston Massacre. The Boston Massacre The Boston Massacre took place on March 5, 1770. Before this the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act laws were created. These laws made the colonists protest because they thought the laws violated their rights. Since there were protests, British soldiers were brought to the American colonies to kept everything in order.…
The act was ratified during a time of economic depression for the Colonies, and while it was indiscreet, it angered many colonists. The goal of the Sugar Act was to raise money for the national debt and regulate trade with non-British traders, something the previous…
The American Journey, 127). Second, the Declaratory Act was passed, and the third part was Parliament passing the Revenue Act of 1766, which reduced the tax on molasses. Parliament was happy because the calmed down the colonists, and the colonists rejoiced because they took the repeal as affirmation of the claim that the Stamp Act was…
The act that angered the colonists the most was the Coercive/Intolerable Act Mass. Government Act and Admin of Justice Act. This act seemed to control the colonists the most. Anytime the colonists wanted to meet other colonists or people, they weren’t allowed to unless the government approves them to meet. It also stopped imports unless given permission to continue. The colonists would most likely get frustrated by this act and would get angry at it.…
This act made the tax on sugar from the French and Spanish West Indies much higher than it would be from the British West Indies. The British hoped that by enforcing the Sugar Act the colonies would buy from the British Islands or…
The Sugar Act was set up because it was a way to discourage smuggling to avoid taxes set on certain goods. Although smuggling was reduced, these taxes affected specifically rich captains, but also affected their trade. The colonists felt angry about this but only went as far as mild protests. Similar to the Sugar Act, the Stamp Act made the colonists very upset and they boycotted the law and refused to buy stamps. The Stamp Act required colonists to pay a stamp tax on all legal documents, contracts, wills, and even advertisements.…
King George III put The Sugar Act and The Stamp Act into action, and within the next year they both were repealed due to boycotting and the colonists ignoring the taxes. Boston was the root of…
In 1764 the Sugar Act was enacted to raise tax revenue in the colonies for England and it increased the duty on sugar imported from the West Indies. However, the colonists were accustomed to having their own colonial legislatures creating taxes, so they fought back when Britain tried to control them. In 1765 the Stamp Act mandated the use of stamps on certain types of commercial and legal documents. The purpose of this tax was to raise revenue for the new military force, but the colonists did not want to pay for an army they did not ask for. The Townshend Tea Tax placed an import duty on glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea in 1767.…
But they needed to make money so they tried to get the colonies to pay taxes. To this was followed by a series of other rules that the only effect they had, was to incite (even more) the Americans even more. A clear example of this would be the Navigation Acts (1651), the Sugar Act (1764) and the Stamp Act (1765). These laws sometimes were not respected, and had a great opposition among the colonists. By the year of 1770, groups of colonists like the Patriots and Sons of Liberty (of Boston) expressed their opinions and became more popular.…
The first act that was passed was the Quartering act which forced the soldiers to live with the colonist and this proposed an issue because the colonists did not like to be told what to do. The next act to be passed was the Sugar Act, this act was made so the colonists would have to pay tax on molasses that were…
Coffee, sugar, and wine were subject to higher taxing, this was known as the Sugar Act. Annual Revenue from the Sugar Act would help offset the cost of imperial administration. George Grenville was indifferent about the opinions of the colonists. His major goal was to raise a substantial tax revenue in the colonies. He finally got what he wanted with the Stamp Act of March 1765, the capstone of his imperial program.…
The goal of it was to raise revenue from American colonists. This Act imposed a tax on sugar and molasses imported into the thirteen colonies which affected the economic and the constitutional problem of taxation without representation. Therefore, it led to anger the American colonists and made their lives more difficult. Regardless of the income raised by the Sugar Act, British Parliament continued to impose a new tax on the colonies. In 1765, The Stamp Act created to make American colonists pay a new tax on every piece of printed paper they used in order to protect them.…