While the tax levied on sugar and molasses in 1764 was smaller than the one already on the books, the promise of "stringent enforcement" was not appreciated by the colonists. ... It is important to note that at this time the idea of Independence from Britain was not a common one and there were strong feelings in America between British Loyalists and the Colonial revolutionists. ...

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