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Townshend Acts

Published on Nov 26, 2015

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TOWNSHEND ACTS

DANIELA CALA, CHLOE GARBER, DILLON DOUGHERTY, & PATRICK KELLEY
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WHAT DID THESE ACTS PUT A TAX ON?

  • Glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea
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WHEN WERE THE ACTS PUT INTO ACTION?

  • June 1767
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HOW DID THEY ENFORCE THE ACTS?

  • Tax collectors were allowed to search for smuggled goods
  • British officials used a writ of assistance to do so
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HOW DID COLONISTS RESPOND?

  • Colonists boycotted British goods
  • Samuel Adams wrote a letter saying that the acts violated legal rights
  • Colonial government power was taken away by Townshend Acts
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WORKS CITED

  • Social Studies text book
  • "Townsend Acts." History.com. A&E Networks. Web. 24 Mar. 2015. .

Daniela Cala