AQA GCSE History · 8145
Paper 2
Revise: TradeThe government wanted the tobacco, the shipping business and the opportunities to collect customs duties to remain within its own trading system.
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GCSE History · key term
Taxes charged on goods entering or leaving a country or territory.
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Paper 2
Revise: TradeThe government wanted the tobacco, the shipping business and the opportunities to collect customs duties to remain within its own trading system.
Paper 2
Taxes charged on goods imported into or exported from a territory.
Revise: Problems within the ColoniesBy 1713, it collected taxes on goods imported into British America and on goods exported from there to other places. These taxes were customs duties; the money collected was customs revenue. Parliament tried to increase this revenue between 1713 and 1741.
Distinguish intentions from results. Smuggling and weak enforcement limited the Acts’ effectiveness; passing a law did not guarantee that customs duties were collected.
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