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Sugar Act of 1764, Facts

Facts about the Sugar Act, which was the first act passed by Parliament to raise money from the colonies. It started the debate over "no taxation without representation," the right of Parliament to tax the colonies, and the controversy over internal and external taxes — all direct causes of the American Revolution and the War for Independence. The Sugar Act made an economic depression in the colonies worse and did considerable harm to trade and commerce in the American Colonies.