Sugar Act of 1766

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:breeding_behavior gptkb:American_Colonies
gptkbp:contributed_to gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkbp:date_enacted 1766
gptkbp:depicted_in unfair taxation
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:British_Parliament
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:British_Navy
sugar
molasses
gptkbp:established admiralty courts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sugar Act of 1766
gptkbp:increased tensions between colonies and Britain
taxes on imports
gptkbp:increased_enforcement_of customs regulations
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Navigation_Acts
gptkbp:is_aimed_at control trade
reducing colonial debt
gptkbp:is_challenged_by colonial assemblies
gptkbp:is_criticized_for yes
lack of representation
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:is_opposed_by colonial merchants
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:Stamp_Act
gptkbp:is_targeted_at importers
gptkbp:led_to colonial protests
formation of groups like Sons of Liberty
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Townshend_Acts
gptkbp:purpose reduce smuggling and increase revenue
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Sugar_Act_of_1764
gptkbp:requires shipping documentation
gptkbp:sparked boycotts of British goods
gptkbp:was_affecting gptkb:logistics
trade relations
economic conditions
sugar industry
import duties
colonial trade routes
export duties
colonial economy
British economy
British public opinion
colonial public opinion
colonial shipping
British shipping
British political climate
British trade routes
British economy stability
British merchants' profits
British social climate
colonial economy stability
colonial merchants' profits
colonial political climate
colonial social climate
molasses industry
gptkbp:was_influenced_by gptkb:Seven_Years'_War
gptkbp:was_part_of mercantilism
British taxation policy
colonial resistance movement
gptkbp:was_supported_by British merchants
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sugar_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6