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Sugar Act

Sugar Act. By: Kennedy Johnson & Meghan Bickmore. The Act. 1764. Great Britain put a three cent tax on foreign sugar. Also increased taxes on other things such as coffee, indigo, and some wine. THREE EFFECTS. 1) It halved the duty on foreign made molasses.

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Sugar Act

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  1. Sugar Act By: Kennedy Johnson & Meghan Bickmore

  2. The Act • 1764 • Great Britain put a three cent tax on foreignsugar • Also increased taxes on other things such as coffee, indigo, and some wine

  3. THREE EFFECTS 1) It halved the duty on foreign made molasses. 2) It placed duties on certain import that have not been taxed before. It provided for enforcement of the law in admiralty courts. 3) It provided for enforcement of the law in admiralty courts.

  4. When reviewing colonial finances, Grenville made the alarming discovery that the American customs service was costing eight thousand pounds a year and bringing in only two thousand pounds • A lot of smuggling was going on

  5. View of Great Britain • Great Britain placed these taxes on the colonies • The British also hoped that the act would force colonists to sell their goods to Britain as opposed to selling to other countries • They did this because they needed to earn money back after the French-Canadian war • They started taxing them for their own protection

  6. View of the Colonies • The sugar act alarmed many colonials • The people in the colonies were worried that Britain would start making them spend more and more money for their goods through taxes • Now instead of dealing with understanding colonists, violators would have to deal with unfriendly judges from Great Britain

  7. Result • Some leaders in the colonies started to boycott British goods • They told everybody to boycott them as well, so the British would make the prices lower • The colonists became more united because they opposed the Sugar Act

  8. Works Cited • https://www.killeenisd.org/schools/middle/ehms/MCD%208th%20webpages/chapter5/King_George_Sugar_Act_Cartoon.jpg • http://www.martinezbeavers.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/13-colonies-map.png • http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312848/suact.htm

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