Question

Which important Act was passed by

Britain in 1846?
A. The Sugar Duties Act
B. The Estates Encumbered Act
C. The Navigation Act
D. The Staples Act​

Answer 1

The sugar duties.

Step-by-step explanation:

It was a statute of the United Kingdom which equalized import duties for sugar from British colonies. The Act, combined with the recent abolition of slavery, had a devastating effect on the profits of the Caribbean plantocracy, which had previously enjoyed reduced import duties.