Editing Dighton, Massachusetts (section)

===Molasses Affair===
In 1765, shortly after the renewal of the [[Navigation Acts#Molasses Act 1733|Molasses Act]], [[Dighton Wharves Historic District|Dighton's wharves]] were the site of the "Molasses Affair," a protest of British taxes on molasses similar to the more famous [[Boston Tea Party]].<ref name=MACRIS>{{cite web|url=https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=dig.d|title=NRHP nomination form and MACRIS inventory record for Dighton Wharves Historic District|publisher=Commonwealth of Massachusetts|access-date=July 31, 2015}}</ref> A local ship reported a cargo of 63 casks of molasses to the British custom officials, but the ship actually contained double that number.<ref name=MACRIS/> The customs official ordered the ship's cargo impounded while he departed for Newport for assistance.<ref name=MACRIS/> While he was gone, forty local men with blackened faces stole the cargo, ran the ship aground, and drilled holes in the hull to protest British tax policies.<ref name=MACRIS/>