Question

How did the british justify the sugar act

Answer 1

Sugar Act, also called Plantation Act or Revenue Act, (1764), in U.S. colonial history, British legislation aimed at ending the smuggling trade in sugar and molasses from the French and Dutch West Indies and at providing increased revenues to fund enlarged British Empire responsibilities following the French and Indian .

Answer 2

The British wanted more money to fund enlarged British Empire responsibilities following the French and Indian war.