Question

How can a tax on foreign sugar and imports encourage trade in England​

Answer 1

The Sugar Act was a measure taken by England against its colonies, prohibiting the consumption of any sugar that had not been produced by the English Empire, which in effect functioned as a settler tax.

The Sugar Act required settlers to pay a tax on any shipment of sugar that was not owned by the British colonies. With this, the autonomy of the colonists began to be threatened.