The Sugar Act of 1764 Was Designed to

question 3

Multiple Choice

The Sugar Act of 1764 was designed to

• A) eliminate the illegal sugar trade among the colonies, the French, and the West Indies.
• B) All these answers are correct.
• C) damage the market for sugar grown in the colonies.
• D) establish new vice-admiralty courts in America to try accused smugglers.
• E) lower the colonial duty on molasses.

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