Two Penny Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:colonialism
gptkbp:affects Anglican clergy
tobacco planters
gptkbp:challenge Anglican clergy
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1758
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Virginia_General_Assembly
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contributed to colonial resentment against British authority
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Two Penny Act
gptkbp:location gptkb:Colony_of_Virginia
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:Parson's_Cause
gptkbp:provides allowed debts payable in tobacco to be paid in money at two pence per pound
gptkbp:purpose to address economic hardship caused by poor tobacco harvests
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Patrick_Henry
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:King_George_III
1759
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Parson's_Cause
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7