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Ken Shumate

Ken Shumate

Ken Shumate is author of 1764: The First Year of the American Revolution, and the forthcoming The Sugar Act and the American Revolution. He is an independent researcher specializing in the early years of the American Revolution, with a particular emphasis on parliamentary taxation. He has also written about varied science and engineering topics, including five popular books about software design.

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Documents, Economics, Law, Prewar Politics (<1775), Primary Sources September 29, 2022 September 29, 2022

The Strange Affair of the King and the Repeal of the Stamp Act

“The King had evidently consented to the repeal, and then disavowed his Ministers.”—Horace Walpole, Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Third In…

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Economics, Law, Prewar Politics (<1775) June 9, 2021 June 8, 2021

Observations on Several Acts of Parliament

The Townshend Revenue Act of 1767 awoke Americans to the fact that import duties for the purpose of revenue were taxes just as much…

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Economics, Law, Prewar Politics (<1775) June 18, 2020 June 15, 2020

“The Right of Making Such a Law, Has Never Been Questioned:” Reasons Against the Renewal of the Sugar Act, Part 3 of 3

Remonstrance Against the Renewal Rhode Island merchants, prompted by the January letter from Boston merchants, requested that Governor Hopkins call a special meeting of…

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Economics, Law, Prewar Politics (<1775) June 11, 2020 June 11, 2020

The Essay “well deserves the candid Reader’s attentive perusal:” Reasons Against the Renewal of the Sugar Act, Part 2 of 3

The writings abridged below, all asserting reasons against the renewal of the Sugar Act, mark the end of the long period of the colonies…

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Economics, Law, Prewar Politics (<1775) June 4, 2020 June 1, 2020

“America will suffer for a time only . . . But the Loss to Great Britain will be irretrievable”: Reasons Against the Renewal of the Sugar Act, Part 1 of 3

In early 1764, four British colonies in North America protested the enforcement and planned renewal of the about-to-expire Sugar Act of 1733 (also known…

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Economics, Law, Prewar Politics (<1775) September 9, 2019 September 9, 2019

The Exception to “No Taxation Without Representation”

“I know not why we should blush to confess that molasses was an essential ingredient in American independence.”— John Adams[1] A one penny per…

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Economics, Law, Politics, Prewar Politics (<1775) January 24, 2019 January 31, 2019

The Molasses Act: A Brief History

The Molasses Act of 1733 levied a duty of six pence per gallon on foreign molasses imported into British colonies in North America. The…

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Critical Thinking, Law, Prewar Politics (<1775) September 17, 2018 January 31, 2019

The Sugar Act: A Brief History

The Sugar Act of 1764 levied taxes on imports to British colonies in North America. In doing so, the act marked a change in…

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