when was the sugar act

The Sugar Act was enacted on April 5, 1764, by the British Parliament. It was passed to take effect on September 29, 1764. The act aimed to raise revenue from the American colonies by taxing sugar, molasses, and other goods, after the costly Seven Years' War, and to strengthen control over colonial trade. It is also known as the American Revenue Act of 1764 or the Plantation Act. The Sugar Act replaced the earlier Molasses Act of 1733, reducing the tax on molasses but enforcing it more strictly to curb smuggling.