... 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 ... 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...

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... to grow its empire. Taxation would be the way to get the money from. The Molasses Act of 1733, which tax on the import of rum and molasses not from English. And the Sugar Act of 1764, which placed prohibitive duty on imported sugar, provided for greater regulation of American ... shipping to suppress smuggling. They hope the Act could reduce temptation to smuggle it from Dutch and French. Because of Sugar Act, merchants were feared ... customs officers and British Army. In order to reduce the intensely objection, Parliament repealed all the Townshend duties except the tea. Afterward, the...

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... of the criminals partaking in such acts. The second of these steps was to "secure British markets for British planters" by extending upon the "Molasses Act" of 1733 whereby the taxes upon harvests from the Sugar Colonies (Jamaica and Barbados) were to be halved and heavily enforced so as to ... an old way of raising revenue, in the colonies would be to tax certain items upon their arrival in colonial ports and harbours. The "Townshend Act" or "Townshend Duties" were introduced in 1767 and saw taxes being placed by the British onto numerous imports into New England. The Townshend Duties ...

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... the British would start to enforce rules now. The first tax law passed was the Sugar Act. This act lowered molasses duties and levied new taxes on sugar and other commodities. While this act was made to raise money, most Americans did not view it as any different than traditional ... taxation. Another taxation act passed was called "The Stamp Act." This act taxed newspapers, pamphlets, almanacs, legal documents, playing cards ... liberties by the British on the Americans was another factor that prompted the revolution. One example of this would be the Quartering Act of 1765. This act f...

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... giving up their right to self government as the French did not practice this. As a reaction to the Coercive Acts and the Quebec Act, the colonists formed the first Continental Congress. Twelve out of thirteen colonies sent fifty six delegates to Philadelphia. The delegates formed the Association ... was raising money to help pay off some of its debt from the French and Indian War. The Sugar Act taxed sugar, molasses, silk, wine, coffee, and indigo. This act hurt colonial trade and forced the colonists to protest. Eventually the taxes were substantially lowered and colonial protest eventua...

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... of colonial trade. They cut off trade with the rest of the world and independence for England would open things back up. The Staple Act was passed in order to make profit from American trade. All goods coming from America would have to go through the British merchants thus ... providing England with profit. (Steps Leading 40). Another such act which restricted trade was the Navigation Act which made it illegal for the colonists to trade with the rest of Europe without going the Britain first (Steps Leading 40 ... ). These acts, as well as the Wool and Molasses Acts, took control of trade...

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... way to increase funds was to further tax the colonies. It imposed Navigation Acts of 1651, 1660, 1672, 1696, the Molasses Act of 1733 and the Sugar Act of 1764. It required that most of the trade of the British colonies be carried on in British or colonial ships so that ... 1763 halted their expansion westward stopping them at a line created at the Appalachians. Open opposition to all of these acts became serious when the Stamp Act of 1765 was passed. Parliament passed it with no thought that any colony would object. But the slogan "no taxation without representation- swept over ... Bri...

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... America, they decided they would also enforce duties on items such as Madeira wine, coffee, molasses, and other products, which came to be known as the Sugar Act. After passing the Sugar Act, Parliament announced it would also be necessary to impose a stamp tax on legal documents and ... fought back. In Boston the Liberty Boys promoted street violence and confrontations with the British army. The colonies also united to pass the Nonimportation Act, which prohibited import from Britain, in hope to hurt them economically. In 1774 the First Continental Congress began session. Twelve coloni...

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... America, they decided they would also enforce duties on items such as Madeira wine, coffee, molasses, and other products, which came to be known as the Sugar Act. After passing the Sugar Act, Parliament announced it would also be necessary to impose a stamp tax on legal documents and ... fought back. In Boston the Liberty Boys promoted street violence and confrontations with the British army. The colonies also united to pass the Nonimportation Act, which prohibited import from Britain, in hope to hurt them economically. In 1774 the First Continental Congress began session. Twelve coloni...

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