Colonial resistance to the Sugar Act was linked to the __________.
A) settlement of the Ohio Valley
B) smuggling of molasses
C) abolition of the slave trade
D) Indian attacks on the frontier

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The Sugar Act was a tax on molasses, which was heavily traded and frequently smuggled by American colonists. The resistance to the tax was therefore linked to the colonists' desire to continue their profitable trade without interference from the British government.

Colonial Resistance to the Sugar Act Was Linked to the __________