The Boston Massacre in 1770 prompted Parliament to repeal most of the Townshend acts except for the tax on tea.
The Boston Massacre in 1770 prompted Parliament to repeal most of the Townshend acts except for the tax on tea.
The townshend acts were repealed because the colonists didn't believe they should be taxed on every little thing.
The Townshend Acts (1767) were met with resistance in the colonies, prompting the occupation of Boston by British troops in 1768, which eventually resulted in the Boston Massacre of 1770. As a result of widespread protest in the American colonies, Parliament began to partially repeal the Townshend duties.
The Boston Massacre in 1770 prompted Parliament to repeal most of the Townshend acts except for the tax on tea.
after the repeal of the sugar and stamp act in the 1700's.
American boycotts hurt the British economy severely and led Parliament to repeal the Townshend Acts.
American boycotts hurt the British economy severely and led Parliament to repeal the Townshend Acts.
American boycotts hurt the British economy severely and led Parliament to repeal the Townshend Acts.
Because a newer leader, named Lord North, saw that the British weren't gaining any money from the acts. so early in 1770, he convinced the Parliament to repeal all of the Townshend Acts, except for one, the tax on tea.
Parliament decided to repeal the Townshend Act in 1770 because of the negative impact it had on trade and the economy, as well as the growing resistance and protests from the American colonies.
American boycotts hurt the British economy severely and led Parliament to repeal the Townshend Acts.