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The Sugar Act Why was this act implemented?

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Parliament passed the Sugar Act on April 5, 1764. The proper name of the Sugar Act is The American Revenue Act of 1764. ... The focus of the Sugar Act was to discourage colonial merchants and manufacturers from smuggling non-British goods to avoid taxes imposed by Parliament

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