An urban area that controls neighboring farmland that is not under the control of an empire or another government is a "<span>D.city-state", since this has the relative control of a federal government without the responsibility of dealing with multiple "states". </span>
I think that it is a<span> shift from an agrarian economy to a manufacturing economy</span>
The Sugar Act of 1764, also known as the American Revenue Act, was an act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain on the American colonies in order to raise revenue. The new Sugar Act replaced the Molasses Act of 1733, reducing by half the colonial tax on molasses, but stepping up enforcement of the tax. The Sugar Act not only affected molasses but expanded the diversity of goods that could be taxed. Sugar, wine, and essentially all sugar products, as well as clothing were to be taxed and strictly enforced.