The Sugar Act 1764 or Sugar Act 1763 (4 Geo. 3. c. 15), 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]

Sugar Act, in U.S. colonial history, British legislation (1764) aimed at ending the smuggling trade in sugar and molasses from the French and Dutch West Indies and at providing increased revenues to fund enlarged British Empire responsibilities following the French and Indian War.

Mar 3, 2025 · The Sugar Act of 1764 was passed to raise revenue from the American Colonies and led to the Sugar Crisis and resistance to British taxation.

The Sugar Act of 1764 was a law passed by the British parliament on the Thirteen Colonies. The act imposed stricter trade controls and updated tax rules, making it harder for colonial traders to turn a profit on goods such as molasses and rum.

Oct 24, 2023 · The Sugar Act of 1764, also known as the American Revenue Act, was legislation passed by the Parliament of Great Britain on 5 April 1764 to crack down on molasses smuggling in the American colonies and to raise revenue to pay for the colonies' defense.

Sep 1, 2020 · The Sugar Act of 1764 was a law enacted by the British Parliament intended to stop the smuggling of molasses into the American colonies from the West Indies by cutting taxes on molasses.

The Sugar Act reduced the rate of tax on molasses from six pence to three pence per gallon, while Grenville took measures that the duty be strictly enforced. The act also listed more foreign goods to be taxed including sugar, certain wines, coffee, pimiento, cambric and printed calico, and further, regulated the export of lumber and iron.

Mar 3, 2025 · The Sugar Act of 1764 was an extension of the Molasses Act of 1733, which was set to expire in 1763. The main purpose of the Sugar Act was to raise money from the American Colonies to help pay for some of the costs of a standing army in North America.

Jan 27, 2025 · And whereas an act was made in the sixth year of the reign of his late majesty King George the Second, intituled, An act for the better securing and encouraging the trade of his Majesty’s sugar colonies in America, which was to continue in force for five years… and which, by several subsequent acts…was, from time to time, continued; and, by an a...

The Sugar Act was a piece of British legislation passed in April 1764. It was passed specifically to increase revenue collected from the American colonies, in order to fund their defence and regulation.