Sugar+Act

=**The Sugar Act**=

toc The Sugar Act was in 1764. It was a law that all the sugars imported into America had to be taxed. Some sugars are; sugar, and molasses. Parliament was trying to make money by taxing the colonists.

How It Started
This act was all about getting money. The Parliament just wanted more money so they stared this act. They thought it would be a good idea because everyone used shipping to move things around the world so they would get tons of money for every ship that came in a port. indeeed it worked but not for long.

Laws
This act made shippers to file papers describing their cargoes in detail. People accused of smuggling would have to go to admiralty courts, which had control over all affairs in the sea. If caught the carrier and the person smuggling lost both of their cargoes. These law were a pain and many if not all sailers hated them.

Americans
The Americans disliked this act very much for selfish reasons and that there was an import rule involved. They didn't want to pay new taxes! They wanted the money that was raised to be used in defense and development of the colonies. It wasn't a bad idea but the English didn't like it. So it was soon rebelled by American colonists.

Taxation Without Representation
Was it right that Parliament was taxing people who had no say in the election of its members? No, that was called Taxation Without Representation. People should only be taxed by the legislative bodies that they had elected themselves. The Sugar Act was against God and nature's laws. Taxing people without their vote was basically robbery.