The Sugar Act Alarmed Colonists, in Part Because It

question 86

Multiple Choice

The Sugar Act alarmed colonists, in part because it:

• A) increased the tax on molasses and made rum more expensive to produce.
• B) made sugar, a key consumer good, too expensive.
• C) mandated that violators of the act be tried in a court with a jury.
• D) eliminated the admiralty courts, which colonists had long favored.
• E) was an attempt to get them to pay a levy they would otherwise have evaded.

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