Which important Act was passed by

Britain in 1846?

A. The Sugar Duties Act

B. The Estates Encumbered Act

C. The Navigation Act

D. The Staples Act

The sugar duties.

Explanation:

It was a statute of the United Kingdom which equalized import duties for sugar from British colonies. The Act, combined with the recent abolition of slavery, had a devastating effect on the profits of the Caribbean plantocracy, which had previously enjoyed reduced import duties.