British legislation imposing import duties on American colonies
United Kingdom legislation
Sugar Act 1763
Act of Parliament
Parliament of Great Britain
Long title
An act for granting certain duties in the British colonies and plantations in Africa, for continuing, amending, and making perpetual, an act in the sixth year of the reign of his late majesty King George the Second, (initituled, An act for the better securing and encouraging the trade of his Majesty's sugar colonies in America) for applying the produce of such duties, and of the duties to arise by virtue of the said act, towards defraying and disallowing several drawbacks on exports from this kingdom, and more effectually preventing the clandestine conveyance of goods to and from the said colonies and plantation, and improving and securing the trade between the same and Great Britain.
Citation
4 Geo. 3. c. 15
Introduced by
The Rt. Hon. George Grenville, MP Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer & Leader of the House of Commons (Commons)
Territorial extent
British America and the British West Indies
Dates
Royal assent
5 April 1764
Commencement
29 September 1764
Repealed
1766
Other legislation
Amended by
None
Repealed by
Revenue Act 1766
Relates to
Molasses Act
Status: Repealed
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The Sugar Act 1764 or Sugar Act 1763, also known as the American Revenue Act 1764 or the American Duties Act, was a revenue-raising act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain on 5 April 1764.[1] The preamble to the act stated: "it is expedient that new provisions and regulations should be established for improving the revenue of this Kingdom ... and ... it is just and necessary that a revenue should be raised ... for defraying the expenses of defending, protecting, and securing the same."[2] The earlier Molasses Act 1733, which had imposed a tax of six pence per gallon of molasses, had never been effectively collected due to colonial evasion. By reducing the rate by half and increasing measures to enforce the tax, Parliament hoped that the tax would actually be collected.[3] These incidents increased the colonists' concerns about the intent of the British Parliament and helped the growing movement that became the American Revolution.[4]
^"The Sugar Act; Titled The American Revenue Act 1764". UShistory.org. Independence Hall Association. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
^Miller p. 101
^Miller pp. 100–101
^Daniella Garran (19 July 2010). "Steps to the American Revolution". Lesson Planet. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
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