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Townshend Acts

Published on Dec 09, 2015

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•TOWNSHEND ACTS

KAITLYN BOWE, JUSTIN THOMAS, ERIC FRAUSTO, FRANK MICETICH
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•WHAT WERE THEY?

  • taxes on glass,paint, oil,lead,paper, and tea.
  • taxes on imported goods
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WHY DID GREAT BRITAIN IMPOSE THEM?

  • To hope to defray impereal expensises in the colonies
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HOW DID THE COLONIST REACT?

  • They made an agreement to not import british goods.
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WHAT CURRENT LAWS ARE SIMILAR ?

  • 2015 Australia is placing taxes on all imported goods
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Kaitlyn Bowe