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Jeremy Langston
on Oct 22, 2024
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Why did the American colonists protest Parliament's passage of the Sugar and Currency Acts?
A) The colonists did not believe that Parliament had the power to regulate trade.
B) These acts placed a financial burden on many colonists who were already suffering from the effects of a depressed colonial economy.
C) These acts placed restrictions on the type of legislation that could be enacted by colonial assemblies.
D) The colonists contended that Parliament had no legislative power in the colonies.
Sugar Acts
Legislation passed by the British Parliament in the mid-18th century aimed at regulating the trade of sugar and molasses in the colonies.
Currency Acts
A series of laws enacted by the British Parliament in the 18th century to regulate the issuance and management of paper money by the American colonies.
Depressed Economy
A state of the economy characterized by high unemployment, low spending, and overall financial hardship.
- Identify the fiscal and governmental motives that prompted the British administration to enforce different Acts, as well as the responses from the colonies to these measures.
- Examine the influence of British legislative actions and conflicts on the economic system of the colonies and the trade system.
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Learning Objectives
- Identify the fiscal and governmental motives that prompted the British administration to enforce different Acts, as well as the responses from the colonies to these measures.
- Examine the influence of British legislative actions and conflicts on the economic system of the colonies and the trade system.