The Townshend Act
What did it tax?
Common items.
What is the Stamp Act?
An Act taxing all legal documents.
What did the Tea Act tax?
Tea.
Who passed the laws?
British Parliament.
Who did this act mainly and unjustly affect according to American historians?
The Colonists.
When were the Townshend Acts passed?
1767, June 19th.
When was the Stamp Act passed?
March 22, 1765.
Why did they make this tax?
To punish the colonists.
Did this scare the colonists?
No. (it actually backfired)
Why did the Sugar Act become less and less effective over time?
Colonists entered profitable (and illegal) trading rings to get the taxed goods.
Who’s homes could the British live in at free will because of this act?
The Colonists.
What did the tax pay for?
A large army in Boston.
What was the point of this act?
The point was to punish the colonists and get more money.
Until what did the British blockade Boston Harbor?
Until the colonists paid for the tea that got dumped in Boston.
What was the Colonists' way of retaliating to the Sugar Act?
Boycotting the taxed items.
What type of money did the colonists have to pay for stamps and documents?
The colonists had to pay in British money.
What was the first thing that the stamp act taxed?
The British Parliamentary attempted to raise tax on legal papers.
Why were the colonists angry about the tax?
It taxed their most important drink.
What rights did the Coercive Acts violate?
Economic liberty, self-government by their own.
Why was this Act created?
To upgrade the military’s budget.
Who was the Townshend Act named after?
Charles Townshend.
What happened on August 14, 1765?
An angry mob came with a complaint: “Let us have a say in taxes!”
Who allowed tea to arrive in Boston?
The governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
What is one of the rights that the Coercive Acts violate?
Economic liberty, self-government by their own consent and elections, right to a trial by jury, and the right to property
What did the sugar act tax?
Sugar, iron, lumber, and molasses.