Question

The British Parliament passed the sugar act in ?

• A. 1760
• B. 1761
• C. 1764
• D. 1768

Answer 1

Answer:

C. 1764

• The British Parliament passed the Sugar Act in 1764.

• This act was part of a series of measures aimed at increasing revenue from the American colonies following the costly Seven Years' War.

• Officially titled the American Revenue Act of 1764, the Sugar Act revised the existing Molasses Act of 1733 by reducing the tax on molasses but strictly enforcing collection and expanding taxation to other goods like sugar, wine, and coffee.

• It angered colonists, contributing to growing tensions that eventually led to the American Revolution.