Question
What was one difficulty associated with the sugar act of 1764.
Answer
Increased smuggling and evasion of the tax as colonists resisted external taxation without representation in Parliament.
- Q: What is the Sugar Act of 1764? A: The Sugar Act of 1764 was a law passed by the British Parliament intended to raise revenue from the American colonies through a tax on sugar and molasses.
- Q: What was one difficulty associated with the Sugar Act of 1764? A: One difficulty was that it led to increased smuggling and evasion of the tax as colonists resisted the imposition of external taxation without representation in Parliament.