These agreements later served as the basis for the Non-Importation Act, and subsequent Embargo of 1807 that was passed by the United States Congress[1] in 1806 in an attempt to establish American nautical neutrality during the Napoleonic Wars between France and Britain.
Colonists living in this time found themselves low on money, with trade becoming increasingly difficult, and their debt to Britain growing larger.
However, the American colonists had been evading the previous tax, and although the Sugar Act reduced duties on molasses, it came with a higher enforcement level.
In response, twelve of the thirteen colonies formed the First Continental Congress, where they drafted a list of grievances against the crown and the provisions they would make until legislature was changed.
This was especially the case with many merchants whose stores were stocked full of British goods and feared the shock that their income would surely incur.