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Townshend Acts

July 4, 2024 Sightseers’ Delight Uncategorized

To help pay the expenses involved in governing the American colonies, in 1767, the British Parliament passed the Townshend Acts. They initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper and tea.

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