Which of the following was not a provision of the Sugar Act?
A) It placed a three-pence per gallon duty on foreign molasses.
B) It required that colonists exporting lumber, iron, whalebone, and other commodities to foreign countries first land their shipments in Britain.
C) It ordered accused violators of the law to be tried before vice-admiralty courts.
D) It required captains to fill out a confusing series of documents to certify his trade as legal.
E) It established that trials regarding alleged violations of trade regulations would be conducted in conformity with traditional English protections.

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The Sugar Act did not establish that trials would be conducted with traditional English protections; instead, it allowed for trials in vice-admiralty courts, which did not provide for a jury and were seen as less fair.

Which of the Following Was Not a Provision of the Sugar