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"Be it enacted…That from and after [December 25,1733] there shall be raised,levied,collected and paid,unto and for the use of his Majesty…upon all rum or spirits of the produce or manufacture of any of the colonies or plantations in America…the sum of nine pence,money of Great Britain…for every gallon thereof,and after that for any greater or lesser quantity: and upon all molasses or syrups of such foreign produce or manufacture…"
The Molasses Act,May 17,1733
-The taxes described in the excerpt were directly the result of

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The excerpt describes taxes levied on rum and molasses produced or manufactured in the colonies. These taxes were a direct result of the internal and external challenges and competition faced by the British empire. The British government sought to control trade and prevent colonial trade with foreign powers such as France and Spain. The Molasses Act was passed in an attempt to protect the British sugar industry and limit the trade of the colonies with other countries.

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