The Exception to “No Taxation Without Representation”
by“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…
“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…
The Molasses Act of 1733 levied a duty of six pence per gallon on foreign molasses imported into British colonies in North America. The…
The Sugar Act of 1764 levied taxes on imports to British colonies in North America. In doing so, the act marked a change in…