<span>Revolutionary thinkers and Puritan founders had representation in common.
Both groups wanted a say in their government and a right to live with their fundamental freedoms. The Revolutionaries left behind religion within the government. Puritans believed religious leaders should run government to maintain the groups morality. The Revolutionaries believed religion should be separate from government. </span>
The Sugar Act reduced the rate of tax on molasses from six pence to threepence per gallon, while Grenville took measures that the duty be strictly enforced.