Mercantilism- Navigation Act- Molasses Act- Sugar Act

What reaction did the colonies affected by the sugar act have?

The law promoted boycott of British luxury goods and gave some boost to local manufacturing

What is an illustration of how the new measures of strict enforcement coming with the sugar act increased the cost of doing business and undermined local industry?

With few exceptions vessels going to the colonies had to pass through Britain, unload its cargo, pay duty on it, reload it and sail to the colonies

Colonial reaction to the Navigation Act of 1651

a number of colonial merchants resented the trade restrictions, and many continued to smuggle good to and from other countries

the Sugar Act of 1764 is an

altered version of the Molasses Act of 1733

How did unaffected colonies viewed the sugar act?

as a tax to regulate the flow of trade and as a continuation of the existing and long accepted 1733 Molasses Act

How did England viewed the colonists pursuit of foreign markets?

as an economic threat

Why did George Grenville introduced the Writs of Assistance and the Sugar Act in 1764?

as new measures to assert greater control over the Americans

In 1764, regarding to the widespread smuggling, how did the British intended protecting their trade?

by introducing new trade restrictions following the established Navigation Acts

Referring to the Mercantilist' Theory, any wealth flowing from the colonies to another nation

came at the expense of the home country

Mercantilism

colonies exist to enrich the mother country

Specific Purposes of the Sugar Act of 1764

designed to crack down colonial trade with countries other than Britain, especially France and Spain with the West Indies while increasing revenue to pay British debt

Specific Purposes of the Molasses Act of 1733

designed to protect the position of British suppliers in American market against cheaper Spanish and French goods

Molasses Act, 1733

imposed tax on molasses, sugar and rum imported to American colonies from non-British foreign colonies

What impact did the Molasses Act of 1733 has?

increased the price of sugar and rum in the colony and curtailed American trade with French colonies that were also buyers of American goods

What was the main effects of the new system of enforcement of the sugar act?

it increased the cost of doing business and undermined local industry, and it removed the traditional British protection to a fair trial

Colonial reaction to the Molasses Act of 1733

led to widespread bribery and smuggling

Writs of Assistance

permitted easier searched for smuggled merchandise

Navigation Act, 1651

series of laws passed by the English Parliament restricting colonial trade

For what reason did the British felt that American had to pay for their own protection in 1764?

the French and Indian had taken a toll on British finances

What were two examples of royal attempts to restrict colonial trade?

the Navigation Act of 1651 and the Molasses Act of 1733

Why did affected colonies perceived the Sugar Act as an infringement of their constitutional rights?

the law transformed a trade regulation into a revenue measure; they were, for the first time, taxed to raise revenue for the benefit of the crown

Specific Purposes of the Navigation Act of 1651

the laws were designed to protect British economic interests in colonial trade and to protect its industry against the rapidly growing Dutch navigation trade

In 1764, The British realized that smuggling was endemic and that

the rule of law was being undermined by illegal trade

The sugar act accomplished its goal of reducing smuggling because of

the strict enforcement, which affected colonial economy

What financial incentive (to find the violator guilty) did Admiralty judges have under the sugar act?

they were awarded 5% of the confiscated cargo as compensation

smuggle

trade illegally

How did the new system of enforcement of the sugar act removed the traditional British protection to a fair trial?

violators were tried in admiralty courts where a judge decided the outcome rather than in colonial courts in where the decision was left to a jury

How can we characterize the colonial reaction to the Sugar Act of 1764?

Colonial residents had a fragmented view and it was not perceived in a uniformed way