Smuggling and trade problems (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Period of British-American trade control attempts
Period of British-American trade control attempts
1713-1741
Two main British challenges in American trade
Two main British challenges in American trade
Collecting customs revenue & preventing illegal trade
Why smuggling was widespread in British America
Why smuggling was widespread in British America
Colonists avoided high taxes on imported goods
Item heavily targeted by colonial smugglers
Item heavily targeted by colonial smugglers
Tea
Why locals supported smugglers
Why locals supported smugglers
Wanted access to cheaper products
Smuggling method: avoiding official ports
Smuggling method: avoiding official ports
Unload at remote coastal locations to avoid patrols
Smuggling method involving customs officers
Smuggling method involving customs officers
Bribery to ignore illegal activities
Year Britain began systematic American tax collection
Year Britain began systematic American tax collection
1713
What the 1733 Molasses Act did
What the 1733 Molasses Act did
Increased taxes on non-British molasses imports
Purpose of 1733 Molasses Act
Purpose of 1733 Molasses Act
Encourage purchases from British West Indies
Revenue collection problem: staffing
Revenue collection problem: staffing
One officer per colony insufficient
Who sold beaver furs to British colonists
Who sold beaver furs to British colonists
Indigenous peoples
1721 fur export ban restriction
1721 fur export ban restriction
Furs only exported to Britain