Social Studies - final test - sugar act

what was the tax on?

molasses and sugar

Why was it made?

to raise money in colonies

How did colonists react?

protested and boycotted items with duties on them

How did the british react?

tried harder to arrest smugglers; asked colonists for a plane, no one came up with one so the british enacted stamp act

James Otis

created slogan "no taxation without representation"

Why did the colonists boycott?

to hurt the British economy and in turn convince them to repeal taxes

When was this act passed?

first act passed by parliament onto the colonies; 1764

Effect of Sugar act

Currency Act

Currency Act

Parliament made printing money in colonies illegal; colonies only allowed to use British currency; caused economic problem for colonists

Committee of correspondence

committee to help unite protestors