Many new laws were passed and introduced by the British into the colonies, such as the Sugar Act of 1764, the Stamp Act of 1765, the Quartering Act of 1767, the Townshend Act of 1767, and the Tea Act of 1770. ... The "Sugar Act" or "Revenue Act" was introduced by George Grenville and the act entailed three crucial steps. ... The second of these steps was to "secure British markets for British planters" by extending upon the "Molasses Act" of 1733 whereby the taxes upon harvests from the Sugar Colonies (Jamaica and Barbados) were to be halved and heavily enforced so as to raise revenue for the...

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