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That all gets known under the sort of big name, the Sugar Act of 1764.
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The Sugar Act of 1764.
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In England it was also known logically enough as the American Revenue Act.
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It's a good way to remember exactly what it was supposed to be doing.
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And, as I said, Grenville thought,
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that whole molasses thing means it's not going to be that objectionable
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to the colonists because I'm actually offering them something
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as I'm charging them more
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on some other things.
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Now a side note here.
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We're going to see more of this later,
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but I'm going to mention it here.