Author Question: The Sugar Act of 1764 placed tariffs and duties on goods imported into the colonies by England. ... (Read 85 times)

misspop · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

The Sugar Act of 1764 placed tariffs and duties on goods imported into the colonies by England. However, its political significance was that

a. sugar was a vital staple of all colonists and the tariffs made it much more expensive and inaccessible for the average household.
b. as the first law passed by parliament for the purpose of raising money for England at the expense of the colonies it opened the debate by the colonists of taxation without representation.
c. the law created a state of sovereignty in the colonies.
d. it unified Englands alliances with sugar-producing Caribbean island colonies.
e. it unified alliances between the American colonies and the Caribbean nations that also produced and exported sugar.

Question 2

Following Frances defeat in the French and Indian War, the Treaty of Paris in 1763 settled the dispute by

a. ceding all lands west of the Appalachian Mountains to Spain.
b. forcing France to accept and pay all debts to the new territories that were gained by England.
c. declaring a total truce and leaving all territories in the hands of those who held them prior to the war.
d. awarding to England virtually all of the territories between the Arctic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico.
e. equally distributing territories between the nations of France and England.