Molasses Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:breeding_behavior gptkb:American_colonies
sugar industry
gptkbp:colonial_legislation economic regulation
colonial assemblies
gptkbp:colonial_resistance non-importation agreements
gptkbp:colonial_response boycotts of British goods
gptkbp:consequences smuggling networks
colonial unity against Britain
gptkbp:contributed_to tensions between Britain and colonies
gptkbp:cultural_impact colonial identity
gptkbp:date_enacted 1733
gptkbp:economic_impact sugar trade
increased prices of molasses
gptkbp:economic_policy protectionism
British trade policy
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:Parliament_of_Great_Britain
gptkbp:enforces customs duties
gptkbp:governing_body increased colonial dissent
gptkbp:historical_analysis economic history
gptkbp:historical_context 18th century colonial America
pre-Revolutionary America
gptkbp:historical_debate taxation without representation
gptkbp:historical_impact American economic development
gptkbp:historical_legacy foundation for future tax laws
gptkbp:historical_significance contributed to colonial unrest
prelude to independence
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Molasses Act
gptkbp:impact increased smuggling of sugar and molasses
gptkbp:influenced subsequent tax legislation
gptkbp:legal_framework trade regulations
gptkbp:legal_issue colonial courts
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Stamp_Act
gptkbp:legislative_context mercantilism
gptkbp:public_reaction gptkb:protests
gptkbp:purpose tax on molasses and sugar imported into the American colonies
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Navigation_Acts
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Sugar_Act_1764
gptkbp:revenue gptkb:British_treasury
fund British military presence in colonies
gptkbp:strategy colonial control
gptkbp:target_market sugar
molasses
gptkbp:trade_goods Britain and colonies
mercantilist theory
gptkbp:trade_restrictions import duties
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Excise_Bill_of_1733
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6