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What caused the sugar act?

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The sugar act was the first of a long string of taxes that led up to the revolutionary war. It was enacted by the king in 1764. It taxed many items the main of which was molasses and sugar.

This act caused the colonists to become angry. They wanted a representative in Parliament. It could be said that the Sugar Act started the anger that in the end gained the USA it's freedom.

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