Equal Protection and Race........................................................................................................ 1839. Overview..............................................................................................................................
Sugar cane plantations in the colonies of the West Indies. The older Sugar and Molasses tax charged the customer a duty of 6 pence per gallon of molasses. The bribe to customs officials per gallon of smuggled molasses was 1.5p. The new Sugar Act lowered the duty to 3p per gallon.
Repeal of the Sugar Act. The Repeal of the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act. The Sugar Act was effectively repealed in 1765 due to the overwhelming anger from the colonists. However, the British Parliament instead imposed what is known as the Stamp Act.