THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
SONS OF LIBERTY RESISTANCE TO THE STAMP ACT AND BRITISH RULE
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2018
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1670
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1764
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -It required colonists to purchase only sugar distilled in great Britain. Hint: The Sugar Act 1764, otherwise called the American Revenue Act 1764 or the American Duties Act, was a revenue-raising act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain on 5 April 1764.
Detailed explanation-2: -Enacted on April 5, 1764, to take effect on September 29, the new Sugar Act cut the duty on foreign molasses from 6 to 3 pence per gallon, retained a high duty on foreign refined sugar, and prohibited the importation of all foreign rum.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Sugar Act, officially titled the American Revenue Act, was passed by British Parliament in April 1764 in cooperation with Prime Minister George Grenville.
Detailed explanation-4: -George Grenville, Prime Minister of Britain, proposed the Sugar Act in order to raise money from the colonies to help pay Britain’s debt and to fund a standing army in Colonial America. Image Source: Wikipedia. The Sugar Act, properly known as the American Revenue Act, was passed by Parliament on April 5, 1764.