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>
<span>The right of the people to keep and bear arms, choice (d), is specifically stated. This would be the gist of the text of the 2nd Amendment, which also allows for the ability for states to keep "well-regulated militias." The ability of the person to "own" the arm (and what type), though, is less clear, since this is not specifically mentioned in the text of the amendment.</span>
John Adams was the second president of the U.S.
Release from control by the monarchy
Germany lost it's colonies and had to take full responsibility for the war, Germany also could not have a military larger than <span>100,000 men and a navy of only </span>6 ships<span>, and it was not allowed to place any troops in the Rhineland. Germany had to pay £6,600 million 'reparations' for damage done.</span>
