The Townshend Acts
- The Townshend Acts, a series of acts that taxed the colonists on paint, paper, lead, glass, and tea.
- In 1767, Charles Townshend proposed the acts as a way of providing funding for the British government and collect revenue.
- Unlike the Stamp Act, the Townshend Acts taxed the colonists directly. Had to pay a tax on many common items that all the colonists needed regularly.
- It affected them more prominently and they became angrier.
- Things had settled down after the Stamp Act. They were infuriated for a while, but then they calmed down.
- When the Townshend Acts were passed, the colonists got angrier and began to take action.
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A newspaper from Boston when the Townshend Acts were passed.
Some writers and activists wrote articles about the the injustice of the Townshend Acts and got them published in newspapers.
Some writers and activists wrote articles about the the injustice of the Townshend Acts and got them published in newspapers.