Leading up the the molasses act of 1733, there were two rivaling trade companies that battled for America's business: the French West Indies and the British West Indies. Since Britain maintained control over America at the time, the British Parliament instituted the Molasses Act of 1733 over America so all molasses and sugar products that were not manufactured by Britain would be taxed 6 pence per gallon. Therefore, people wouldn't buy molasses from the French Indies because it would be more expensive, so they would buy it from the British Indies & the British would be more successful.
The Molasses Act was passed in March, 1733 by the Parliament of Great Britain.
The Molasses act was passed in 1733.
it was avoided by the colonies
England.
The Molasses Act of 1733 The trouble was how it would effect the making of Rum.
Sugar Act of 1764
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.
Lots of historical events occurred in 1733. One such was England passing the Molasses Act which was a tax on molasses in the English colonies.
The act lowered the tax on molasses imported by the colonists
Though not strictly enforced, the Molasses Act of 1733. This important measure required the colonists to pay a duty on the molasses they imported from the French West Indian islands.
The Molasses Act of 1733 imposed a tax of 6 pence for every gallon of molasses, 9 pence for every gallon of rum, and 5 shillings for every hundred weight avoirdupois of sugar (avoirdupois is a unit of weight). American colonists ignored this act via smuggling, and so it was repealed The Sugar Act of 1734 replaced the Molasses Act. The Sugar Act, also known as The American Revenue Act of 1764, lowered taxes, expanded things to tax, and enforced it better.
The Navigation Act of 1660 occurred first, establishing trade regulations for the American colonies. The Albany Congress took place in 1754, followed by the Molasses Act of 1733 and the Tea Act of 1773. The Peace of Paris that ended the French and Indian War was signed in 1763.