The Molasses act was passed in 1733.
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The Molasses Act was passed in March, 1733 by the Parliament of Great Britain.
Yes, there was. It was diffrent from the Sugar Act. The Molasses Act was placed on molasses nothing else. =]]
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well, the sugar act of 1764 was again passed by King George and the british parliamnent. The earlier Molasses Act of 1733 which imposed a tax of six pence per gallon of molasses.
The Molasses Act of 1733 imposed a tax on imported molasses from non-British colonies, primarily targeting French sugar-producing islands in the Caribbean. This act aimed to protect British sugar producers but would have hurt New England colonies, which relied on cheap molasses for rum production and trade. However, many colonists circumvented the act through smuggling and illegal trade, diminishing its effectiveness and enforcement, allowing New England's economy to adapt despite the law.
In 1764 Parliament passed the sugar act which put a duty, or import tax, on several products, including molasses.
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