Sugar Act

The Sugar Act was a tax by British Parliament on the thirteen colonies that charged extra for coffee, wine, indingo, and other types of sugars. It was the first tax after the Procloamation of 1763 on the Americans.

Prelude
The French and Indian War, the ended in 1763, forced the French out of the British territory east of the Appalachain Mountains. The French were still allowed to have land west of what was known as the Proclamation of 1763. They were still able to have what was later known as the Louisana Territory. One of the first taxes James Dudley forced on the colonists was on sugar.

The Tax
The Sugar Act was issued a year after the French and Indian War ended and a year before the Quartering and Stamp Act began the uprising of America. The Sugar Act of 1764 issued a three-cent tax on any drinks or food that required some sugar; for example: wine, coffee, oatmeal, tea, and indingo. The British, still angry with the French after causing too much trouble for America, banned any sort of French wine or sugar to be imported. The colonists did not protest as much (but some did) until the Quartering Act and Stamp Act.