What was the Townsend Act?
1 Answer
Jul 1, 2016
The Townshend Acts were a series of taxes.
Explanation:
In 1767, Charles Townshend introduced a series of duties to be placed on lead, paper, paint, glass, and tea, which were all imports.
Of course, American colonists did not enjoy the additional money they had to pay. They felt Britain was abusing their power. As a result of imports then being limited from Britain, the act was repealed.
All taxes were repealed except for tea. This did give a little bit of peace between the colonists and Britain.
