Question

Which of the following was not a professed aim of the sugar act of 1764?

Answer 1

The Sugar Act of 1764 did not require colonists to purchase only sugar distilled in Great Britain.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Sugar Act of 1764 had several aims, but one aim that it did not profess was the requirement for colonists to purchase only sugar distilled in Great Britain (option D).

The Sugar Act aimed to address the problem of rampant colonial smuggling with the French sugar islands in the West Indies. It lowered the duties on British molasses from six pence per gallon to three, making it easier for colonial traders to comply with imperial law.

In addition, the Sugar Act strengthened enforcement provisions by requiring violators to be tried in vice-admiralty courts, which operated without juries. This aspect was seen by some colonists as a threat to their rights.

Answer 2

The Sugar Act, also known as the American Revenue Act or the American Duties Act, was a revenue-raising act passed by theParliament of Great Britain on April 5, 1764.[1] The preamble to the act stated: "it is expedient that new provisions and regulations should be established for improving the revenue of this Kingdom ... and ... it is just and necessary that a revenue should be raised ... for defraying the expenses of defending, protecting, and securing the same."[2] The earlier Molasses Act of 1733, which had imposed a tax of six pence per gallon of molasses, had never been effectively collected due to colonial evasion. By reducing the rate by half and increasing measures to enforce the tax, the British hoped that the tax would actually be collected.[3] These incidents increased the colonists' concerns about the intent of the British Parliament and helped the growing movement that became the American Revolution.[4]