... had to be able to sustain their colonies so, The Parliament, desiring  revenue  from its North American colonies, passed the Sugar Act law specifically aimed to raise colonial money for the English Crown. The act increased duties on non-British goods shipped to the colonies. The  Currency Act regulated ...  paper money  issued by the colonies of  British America, the Act sought to protect British merchants and creditors from being paid in low value  colonial money. American colonists responded to the Sugar Act and the Currency Act with protest. In Massachusetts, participants met ...

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