Question

Which of the following was not a professed aim of the Sugar Act of 1764?

Answer 1

Answer:

to raise revenues through increased duties on molasses

Explanation:

the key part of the Sugar Act was to increase revenues through DECREASED taxes on molasses, therefore this is the answer because it is the opposite of what the Sugar Act Implied

Answer 2

It would be "to curb smuggling on key sea routes off the eastern coast" that was not a professed aim of the Sugar Act of 1764, since its sole purpose was to raise revenue.