Sugar Act 1766

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:affects colonial trade
gptkbp:aims_to reduce smuggling
gptkbp:can_lead_to gptkb:Boston_Tea_Party
gptkbp:cause colonial unrest
gptkbp:date_enacted 1766
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:British_Parliament
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sugar Act 1766
gptkbp:influence duties on sugar
gptkbp:influences American colonial policy
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in gptkb:historians
economic studies
gptkbp:is_associated_with revenue generation
gptkbp:is_challenged_by gptkb:Sons_of_Liberty
gptkb:legal_case
colonial protests
gptkbp:is_cited_in historical analyses
legal arguments
gptkbp:is_considered_as a significant event in colonial history
a precursor to independence
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:American_colonies
lack of representation
economic burden
colonial merchants
gptkbp:is_debated_in parliamentary sessions
gptkbp:is_discussed_in gptkb:activists
gptkb:academic_journals
colonial assemblies
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:historical_records
gptkbp:is_examined_in historical studies
political science research
gptkbp:is_followed_by gptkb:Stamp_Act_1765
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:North_American_colonies
gptkbp:is_influenced_by British debt from the Seven Years' War
gptkbp:is_linked_to boycotts of British goods
colonial resistance movements
the rise of revolutionary sentiment
the concept of no taxation without representation
gptkbp:is_mentioned_in gptkb:textbooks
gptkbp:is_opposed_by colonial leaders
gptkbp:is_part_of colonial grievances
British economic policy
the lead-up to the American Revolution
the larger context of British colonial policy
the history of taxation in America
gptkbp:is_referenced_in gptkb:government_documents
gptkb:political_debates
gptkbp:is_related_to mercantilism
gptkbp:is_supported_by British officials
British sugar planters
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Navigation_Acts
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Molasses_Act_1733
gptkbp:related_to taxation
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Townshend_Acts
gptkbp:targets sugar and molasses
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Revenue_Act_1764
gptkb:American_Revenue_Act_1764
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6