Which of the Following Was Not a Provision of the Sugar

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was not a provision of the Sugar Act?

• A) It placed a 3 pence per gallon duty on foreign molasses.
• B) It required that colonists exporting lumber, iron, whalebone, and other commodities to foreign countries first land their shipments in Britain.
• C) It ordered accused violators of the law to be tried before vice-admiralty courts.
• D) It required captains to fill out a confusing series of documents to certify his trade as legal.
• E) It established that trials regarding alleged violations of trade regulations would be conducted in conformity with traditional English protections.

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