jan 1, 1733 - Molasses Act of 1733
Description:
British legislation which had taxed all molasses, rum, and sugar which the colonies imported from countries other than Britain and her colonies. The British had difficulty enforcing the tax; most colonial merchants did not pay it; a British law of 1733 that imposed taxes on molasses, rum, and sugar imported into the American colonies, which would effectively close trade with the West Indies and destroy New England's rum industry. Used to minimize debt caused by the French and Indian Warhttps://www.britannica.com/event/Molasses-Act
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Date:
jan 1, 1733
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~ 292 years ago