Among the provisions of this act which angered colonists were its categorization of hides, iron, and lumber as "enumerated goods", its tax placed on wine imported from Portugal's Atlantic islands, which had previously been duty-free, and its provision placing all colonial smuggling cases under the jurisdiction of a new Admiralty Court in Halifax at which defendants were required to prove their innocence without a jury trial.
Among the provisions of this act which angered colonists were its categorization of hides, iron, and lumber as "enumerated goods", its tax placed on wine imported from Portugal's Atlantic islands, which had previously been duty-free, and its provision placing all colonial smuggling cases under the jurisdiction of a new Admiralty Court in Halifax at which defendants were required to prove their innocence without a jury trial. The only act to produce a significant colonial revenue for England, this 1764 act's main provision actually reduced a previous tariff in the hopes of passing on the tax to consumers. FTP, what was this act which cut in half import duties on non-British molasses?
Among the provisions of this act which angered colonists were its categorization of hides, iron, and lumber as "enumerated goods", its tax placed on wine imported from Portugal's Atlantic islands, which had previously been duty-free, and its provision placing all colonial smuggling cases under the jurisdiction of a new Admiralty Court in Halifax at which defendants were required to prove their innocence without a jury trial.
Sugar Act