The Townshend Acts applied duties (taxes) to paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea imported by the colonies. Townshend had studied the colonist's distinction between internal and external taxes and he believed his duties were external as none of the products, except tea, could be made in the colonies. The colonists did not agree with his thinking and the result was a colonial boycott against British products. Trade between England and America fell off by 50 percent as a result of the boycott. The British merchants complained to Parliament who repealed the Townshend Duties except the tax on tea. The tea tax was kept in honor of the Declaratory Act. Parliament passed that act to declare that they did have the right to tax the colonies regardless of the American claim of internal or external taxation.
it led to the famous charge of "taxation without representation" and directly to the http://www.answers.com/topic/Boston-massacre.
how did the townshed acts effect the colonist
how did the townshed acts effect the colonist
The Townshend Acts were a series of taxes that were passed by England on its American colonies. The Townshend Acts were passed in 1767.
Parts of the townshend acts were repealed after the Boston massacre but the tax on tea was still in effect which eventually led to the Boston tea party
the British parliament passed the townshend acts
The Colonies boycotted English goods.
The Townshend Acts were a type of external tax. The Townshend Acts were enacted in 1767 and the colonists were opposed to it.
The Townshend Acts
It was an effect because they needed money to pay for thefrench & indian war.
Charles Townshend proposed and promoted the Townshend acts
they felt that the TownShend Acts threatened their rights and freedom
The Townshend Acts