The Townshend Acts were a British trick to cut the British land tax and tax the colonists. The British treasurer Charles Townshend had the idea for the tax and the King liked it.Townshend Acts
By. Morgan and Keith
The Townshend Acts started in June of 1767.
The act established a board of customs collectors in Boston. The
money collected from these import taxes was used to pay the salaries
of the British colonial officials. This made them more independent
of the colonial legislatures and more able to enforce the British orders
and laws.
It caused the colonists to be angry. The Townshend Acts called for new import taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. In March, 1770, the Townshend Acts were repealed except for the tax on tea.
The Townshend Acts were very unpopular with the colonists, who criticized the Acts and demonstrated in protest in October. The colonists decided to once again boycott all English items.
Some of the resources we used were:
New Standard Encyclopedia - Vol. T
http://www.stjohnsprep.org/htdocs/sjp_tec/projects/internet/townsend.htm
http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/gemedia/amrev/revwar/townshen.htm
