sep 3, 1733 - Molasses Act
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The Molasses Act of March 1733 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, which imposed a tax of six pence per gallon on imports of molasses from non-English colonies. Parliament created the act largely at the insistence of large plantation owners in the British West IndiesAdded to timeline:
Date:
sep 3, 1733
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~ 292 years ago