The American Revolution
The Molasses Act (Ley de la Melaza) of 1733 Although the British gave their colonies more freedom than the Spanish or French, they still made a number of laws that helped the businessmen in England more than the colonists. The Molasses Act of 1733 is an example of this. Many New Englanders made a living by turning molasses and sugar into rum. The Molasses Act helped the sugar plantation owners on the islands of the British West Indies. A tax was placed on the sugar and molasses that came from the islands. On top of this the law stated that traders in New England could only trade with the British Islands. Many businessmen had been trading with the French and the Dutch. Now these men would lose money. This made the New Englanders upset with the British. The French and Indian War The French fought a war against the colonists and the British over the land in America. This was started in 1754 and lasted until 1763. Europeans ca...