Why did Parliament pass the Sugar act?

Hello there.

Why did Parliament pass the Sugar act?

To recoup some of the military expenses for protecting and defending the colonies

The Sugar Act, also known as the American Revenue Act, was a revenue-raising act passed by the British Parliament of Great Britain in April of 1764. The earlier Molasses Act of 1733, which had imposed a tax of six pence per gallon of molasses, had never been effectively collected due to colonial resistance and evasion.