The Hat Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:British_American_colonies
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1732
gptkbp:effect increased cost of hats in the colonies
limited economic growth in colonial hat industry
resentment among American colonists
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:fullTitle An Act for restraining the making of Hats in the Colonies and Plantations of America, and for restraining the Exportation of Hats out of the said Colonies or Plantations, and for the better encouraging the Manufacture of Hats in Great Britain
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Hat Act
gptkbp:partOf British mercantilist policies
gptkbp:prohibits export of hats from American colonies
number of apprentices in colonial hatmaking
number of workers in colonial hatmaking shops
gptkbp:purpose to restrict hat manufacturing in the American colonies
to protect British hatmakers
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Navigation_Acts
gptkb:Iron_Act
gptkb:Wool_Act
gptkbp:repealedBy 1865
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pricksongs_&_Descants
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7