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November 26, 2017 20 mins
In 1764, with Britain under a massive debt from the Seven Years War and with increased costs of maintaining its new colonies, the Grenville Ministry passes the Sugar Act to raise revenue from the colonists. The Act itself actually cuts tariff rates, but also institutes enforcement measures to ensure the colonists cannot evade the taxes as easily as they did in the past. Parliament also passes the Quartering Act, to make colonies pay for the quartering of British Regulars within their borders, whether they are there to protect the colonists or to enforce tariff and trade laws. For more text, pictures, maps, and sources, please visit my site at AmRevPodcast.Blogspot.com.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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