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Bookmark or Share- Townshend Acts - World History EncyclopediaThe Townshend Acts were a series of acts passed by the British Parliament between 1767 and 1768 to tax and regulate the thirteen American colonies. The acts were deemed unconstitutional by the colonists, who protested them, helping to escalate the American Revolution.
- Townshend Acts ‑ Definition, Facts & Purpose - HISTORYThe Townshend Acts, named after Charles Townshend, British chancellor of the Exchequer, imposed duties on British china, glass, lead, paint, paper and tea imported to the colonies.
- Townshend Acts | Summary, Significance, & Facts | BritannicaTownshend Acts, series of four acts passed by the British Parliament in 1767 in an attempt to exert authority over the American colonies. They were composed of the Suspending Act, the Townshend duties (Revenue Act), the act that created the Board of the Customs Commissioners, and the Indemnity Act.
- Pete Townshend Says ‘Somebody Needs to Occasionally Slap Rick ... - VICEThe Who Guitarist Pete Townshend Says ‘Somebody Needs to Occasionally Slap Rick Rubin’. Pete Townshend isn’t a big fan of Rick Rubin’s creative process, but he does agree with the record ...
- Townshend Acts Timeline - World History EncyclopediaThe Townshend Acts were a series of acts passed by the Parliament of Great Britain between 1767 and 1768 to tax and regulate the Thirteen Colonies of North America.
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