The+Townshend+Acts

The Townshend act was created by Charles Townshend a Chancellor in England. England wanted to tax the colonists again after they took away the Tea Act. Some of the things they taxed were lead, tea, paper, and paint. These were things that the colonists would use often so England would get a big profit from it. But the colonists did not like it because they were taxed too much money so they boycotted, made a petition and stopped buying the British food imports to show that they were and they were not afraid to fight for what they believe in. Eventual the English parliament took the tax off of the items.  media type="file" key="it (2).wma" width="215" height="215" ||  media type="file" key="it (4).wma" width="245" height="245" media type="file" key="it5.wma" width="210" height="210" || media type="file" key="it (1).wma" width="227" height="227"
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 * **How colonists react to Act:** The colonists were very angry with the British because they thought that they were over taxing them for no good reason. Since they had enough of this the Massachusetts Assembly distributed a letter to every colonial legislature telling to come together and create a petition. They did this to protest and to stop taxation. They were smart to come together because it made them a stronger power. The Sons of Liberty went with the colonists to stop the taxation also and this benefited the colonists into winning the protests. They helped be enforcing a boycott of British goods. This made less trade.

 By: Stephanie Comer, Jodanna Domond, Chloe Frelinghysen, and Ashley Halloran

media type="file" key="it6.wma" width="216" height="216" ||  British Chancellor, Charles Townshend proposed the Townshend Acts. The Townshend Acts enforced a levy on certain goods shipped from the American colonies. The British government wanted to tax trade on the colonists. The Parliament passed the Townshend Acts on July 2, 1767. They obligated the colonists to pay taxes on lead, glass, paint, tea and paper.

The colonist’s reaction affected themselves by their effort to come together and fight against the British. Many of the colonists wrote letters protesting to the British government. They included “nonimportation agreements” and the dishonorable Massachusetts Circular Letter which called all the colonists to coalesce and fight against the Townshend Acts. After their protests the colonists became one nation against the British.

Their reaction affected the British, because the British were not making more income from the colonies. The British also sent troops, to the colonies to enforce the laws. While the troops were in the colonies they were supposed to make sure that the colonists were not making their income by smuggling goods. This is an example of the Quartering Act of 1765. The Quartering Act enabled soldiers to stay in the colonists houses, and forced the colonists to give the soldiers certain necessities, that were not necessary for their survival. This angered the colonists, and the colonists began to boycott British-made goods. Their reaction affected the British, because the colonists joined together and defeat the British.

How colonists react to Townshend Acts: The colonists were very angry with the British because they thought that they were over taxing them for no good reason. Since they had enough of this the Massachusetts Assembly distributed a letter to every colonial legislature telling to come together and create a petition. They did this to protest and to stop taxation. They were smart to come together because it made them a stronger power. The Sons of Liberty went with the colonists to stop the taxation and this benefited the colonists into winning the protests. They helped by enforcing a boycott of British goods. This made less trade.

The British merchants finally agreed with the colonists and fought with them. Parliament then realized that they had to take away these acts except they left the Tea Act in place. ||