The Sugar Act Alarmed Colonists,in Part Because It

question 101

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) threatened the profits of colonial merchants already in economic trouble.

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