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What year was the townshend act passed?
June 1767
Who passed the Townshend act?
The British parliament
Why were the patriots so unhappy about being taxed!
NO TAXATION WITH OUT REPRESENTATION!
Who were the people mad at the british because of the Townshend act?
The Loyalists
What year was the townshend act repealed?
April 1770
T or F: the government of Britian thought that the colonists would be okay with only taxing those goods?
T, that's why they passed these laws because of Charles townshend.
After the act was repealed, what iteam was still taxed?
Imported tea from Britian.
Who was the ruler of the British at the time the act passed?
King George
November 1767
T or F : The Townshend act was only supposed to bring in money for the french and Indian war.
False, they did need money for the debt but they also needed it for other problems like the money they needed for moving people over to the colonies etc.
How did the colonists get the act repealed?
By protesting and boycotting British goods.
How did the Townshend act separate the colonies?
It separated the colonists to loyalists and patriots.
How much money did the make in total from the Townshend act?
33,155
Who was the townshend act named after?
Charles Townshend
What got taxed from the Townshend act? Name 2/5
Glass, lead, paint, paper and tea that was imported to the colonies from Britian.
What did the sons of liberty do during the Townshend act?
The made sure to enforce the protests and boycotts of British imported goods.
what year did they come together and decided to boycott British imported goods?
January 1768, multiple states came together and choose to boycott British goods.
Who proposed the idea of the Townshend act?
Charles Townshend and the Chancellor of the Exchequer worked together and presented the Townshend act to try to get it passed.
What act came right before the Townshend act?
Declaratory Act of 1766, giving the British government had free and total legislative power over the colonies.
Who were the people making clothing, and other items that they weren't getting from Britain anymore.
Daughters of Liberty