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Why did many colonists believe that the molasses act of 1773 wast the only constitutional tax that parliament placed on the colonies?
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by boycotting "no taxation without representation"
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Which of the Parliament was passed to force the new England colonists to buy sugar from the british West Indies?
molasses act
Which of act of parliament was passed to force the new England colonists to buy sugar from the British west indies?
molasses act
Which act of parliament was passed to force the new England Colonists to buy sugar from the british west indies?
molasses act
Which act of parliament was passed to force the new England colonists to buy sugar from the british to west indies?
molasses act
What is internally and externally?
external taxTax levied on goods coming into the colonies, like sugar, molasses, foreign goods. Although the colonists had no say in how these taxes were spent, they generally considered Parliament had the right to levy the tax. internal taxTax levied on goods produced within the colonies, such as newspapers, official documents, goods and services, in order to raise money. Colonists had no say in how this money was spent, as they had no representation in Parliament, so they thought the right to levy internal taxes should belong to the colonists only.
What is internal and external tax?
external taxTax levied on goods coming into the colonies, like sugar, molasses, foreign goods. Although the colonists had no say in how these taxes were spent, they generally considered Parliament had the right to levy the tax. internal taxTax levied on goods produced within the colonies, such as newspapers, official documents, goods and services, in order to raise money. Colonists had no say in how this money was spent, as they had no representation in Parliament, so they thought the right to levy internal taxes should belong to the colonists only.
Why was molasses so important to the colonists?
Molasses was important mainly because it was used to make rum.
What are the stamp act and the sugar act?
The sugar act was a law passed by the British Parliament in 1764 changing the tax on molasses imported by the colonists. The Sugar Act actually lowered the rate of the tax but increased the amount of tax collected because it added to the ability of customs officials to enforce the law, so that smuggling molasses into the colonies to avoid the tax (previously quite common) became both less profitable and more dangerous. The stamp act placed a tax on almost all printed material in the colonies - everything from newspapers and pamphlets to wills and playing cards. What was most important about the sugar and stamp acts is that they were the first times Parliament had, without the approval of the colonial legislatures, imposed a tax on the colonies in order to raise revenue rather than as a means of regulating trade (as the previous tax on molasses had been). Many colonists thought this was unconstitutional; under the British Constitution, subjects could be taxed only by decision of their elected legislature, the House of Commons of Parliament. Since the colonists were not allowed to elect representatives to Parliament, they reasoned that only their colonial legislatures and not Parliament had the right to tax them.
What was the the sugar act?
The Sugar Act is an act passed by the British Parliament in 1764. It placed a tax of three cents on sugar that was bought by the American colonists. During the French and Indian War, Britain collected a great amount of debt. In order to raise money, they decided to tax the colonists. The Sugar Act is one of the many taxes imposed by Parliament. It also added tax on molasses to stop the colonists from smuggling it in. This law not only taxed sugar and molasses, but also taxed other products that England shipped to the colonists. It also imposed severe penalties on smugglers.
Why did colonists smuggle goods into the English colonies?
They smuggled goods because they believed they were unfairly taxed by the Sugar Act with made the colonists pay taxes whenever they bought sugar or molasses. It also didn't allow them to import goods from other countries so they smuggled goods into the colonies.
What was the molasses was intended to enforce England's mercantilist policy by?
forcing the colonists to buy sugar from other british colonies rather than from foreign producers. i mean your welcome :P
What did Parliament do to try to stop the smuggling of molasses?
fish
