Hat Act

Japanese: 帽子法 - ぼうしほう（英語表記）Hat Act

An act issued by the British Parliament to the North American colonies in 1732. It was one of the colonial industrial restrictions imposed by the British mercantilist policy. Felt hat manufacturers in London, already struggling with competition from France, feared the expansion of the colonial hat industry and pressured Parliament to enact the act. It stipulated that (1) the import and export of hats between the colonies be prohibited, (2) only apprentices with seven years of experience were permitted to make hats, (3) each manufacturer was limited to two apprentices, and (4) black apprentices were prohibited.

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Japanese:

1732年イギリス議会が北アメリカ植民地に対して発した法律。イギリス本国の重商主義政策による植民地産業規制の一つ。すでにフランスとの競争で苦しんでいたロンドンのフェルト帽子製造業者が，植民地の帽子製造業の拡大を恐れて議会に圧力をかけ制定させた。 (1) 植民地間の帽子輸出入の禁止，(2) 7年以上の見習い工にのみ帽子製造を許可，(3) 1製造業者あたり見習い工を2名に制限，(4) 黒人の見習い工の禁止などを定めた。

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