family. the plant, which is native to tropical america, is cultivated on sandy or loamy soils throughout many warm regions of the world, and exists as an important food staple in a number of countries. it is planted primarily for its thick, edible roots, called sweet potatoes. the name is due to a sugar...
molasses act was an act of the parliament of great britain (citation geo ii. c. ), which imposed a tax of six pence per gallon on imports of molasses from non-english colonies . parliament created the act largely at the insistence of large plantation owners in the british west indies . the act was not...