There were many economic causes for the revolution. In the eyes o

f Great Britain the primary job of American colonists’ was to build a favorable balance of trade. With a successful balance of trade a nation could be self-sufficient, become wealthy, and build a powerful military force. Desiring revenue from the colonies to offset the massive expenditures from the Seven Years War, the British administration began stricter enforcement of the Navigation Acts, restricting colonial trade with other nations. However the British laws were too hard on the American colonists. The Sugar Act of 1764 was the first law aimed strictly at raising American money for the Crown. It placed taxes on molasses, sugar and other products imported from places outside the British Empire. Most of the colonists openly disobeyed the law by smuggling goods. Since no one obeyed the laws the British cut the tax to a sixth of what it was. Later on, the British tried to enforce the Sugar Act by inspecting ships and searching homes for smuggled goods. Even though Britain reduced the tax on molasses, the Sugar Act still cut into the business of colonial merchants and ship owners, and rum distillers. The King also enf

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