What was the purpose of the Molasses Act?

A. It forbade the importation of molasses into the colonies.
B. It placed a prohibitive duty on foreign molasses.
C. It forbade the production of molasses in the colonies.
D. It decreed that all molasses must go to the mother country.


Answer: B. It placed a prohibitive duty on foreign molasses.

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