Sugar Act

Front

The Sugar Act increased the price of sugar and molasses in the colonies.

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FALSE

Front

How did the British government expect to bring in more money from the Sugar Act by lowering the tax on sugar?

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They expected colonists to stop smuggling sugar and actually pay the tax now that it was lower.

Front

How did Parliament plan on cracking down on colonial smuggling? Options: accused smugglers were put on trial in courts without juries, royally appointed judges would decide if accused smugglers were guilty, customs officials were allowed to search colonist's property at random, all of the above

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all of the above

Front

Why did the random searches anger colonists?

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smugglers were now actually getting caught, innocent people resented being treated like criminals, they would have a harder time smuggling in the future