Introduction Two of the major events commonly regarded as preludes to the American Revolution were the enactment of the Sugar Act (1764) and the Stamp Act (1765), designed to increase British tax revenues. ... Grenville drew up a number of resolutions dealing with new duties, which, after being accepted by Parliament, became know as the Sugar Act, due to the fact that one of the more important resolutions dealt with a new duty on molasses. One of these resolutions was in fact an early draft of what later became known as the Stamp Act, but it was not included in the final version of the Sugar ...

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The first trade issue the colonies had with England was the Molasses Act of 1731, British Parliament passed this act which would tax all sugar, rum and molasses imported from foreign countries, and would also protect English merchants who had invested in plantations in these countries. Had this act been truly enforced, it could have severely damaged the colonial economy. ... This resulted in the passing of the Hat Act, which banned all colonial hat makers from exporting their products to other colonies or Europe. ... Third, he passed the Sugar Act of 1764, which cut in half the amount of taxat...

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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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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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