alleryStart learning →The Sugar Act of 1764 replaced which earlier measure?
AThe Currency Act of 1751
BThe Navigation Act of 1660
CThe Molasses Act of 1733
DThe Billeting Act of 1755
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. The Molasses Act of 1733
1. The Sugar Act of 1764 was the first step of the new financial system, designed to raise revenue without regulating trade.
2. It replaced the Molasses Act of 1733, which had placed a prohibitive duty on rum and molasses from non-English areas.
3. The amended act forbade foreign rum, put a modest duty on molasses from all sources, and taxed several luxury items.
_Source: "An Outline of American History" (USIA, 1990, public domain), Ch 2 "The War of Independence"_
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