Question

What was the primary reason Britain passed the Sugar Act and Currency Act in 1764? (1 point)
Responses

To limit colonial economic independence
To limit colonial economic independence

To recover war expenses and control colonial trade
To recover war expenses and control colonial trade

To increase taxation on colonial merchants
To increase taxation on colonial merchants

To establish direct British control over colonies

Answer 1

The primary reason Britain passed the Sugar Act and Currency Act in 1764 was **to recover war expenses and control colonial trade**.