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During the sugar act the british...

Answer 1

The Sugar Act was an extension of the Molasses Act (1733), which was set to expire in 1763. Strict enforcement of the Sugar Act successfully reduced smuggling, but it greatly disrupted the economy of the American colonies by increasing the cost of many imported items, and reducing exports to non-British markets.

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Answer 2

British legislation aimed at ending the smuggling trade in sugar.

The Sugar Act 1764, also known as the American Revenue Act 1764 or the American Duties Act, was a revenue-raising act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain on 5 April 1764.