The Sugar Act<span>, also known as the American Revenue </span>Act<span>, was a revenue-raising </span>act<span> passed by the British Parliament of Great Britain in April of </span>1764<span>. The earlier Molasses </span>Act<span> of 1733, which had imposed a tax of six pence per gallon of molasses, had never been effectively collected due to colonial resistance and evasion.</span>
D. Increased industrial development
In January 1973, the Supreme Court issued a 7–2 decision ruling that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides a "right to privacy" that protects a pregnant woman's right to choose whether or not to have an abortion.
During the first part of the 19th century, it was mainly "<span>C. the railroad and the telegraph" that</span> revolutionized transportation and communication, since these greatly increased efficiency and speed.