The British Parliament placed a tax on these items prior to the American Revolution. This act was called the Townsend Act and was enacted in 1767.
The Townshend Acts.
The Townshend Acts taxed these goods.
townshend acts
Why did the colonists resent the Stamp Act
it was a tax on glass, paper, lead, paint, tea etc.
Glass, Paper, Paint, Lead, Tea hope this helps!
Charles Townshend was responsible for the law that taxed tea, glass, lead, and paint. These were known as the Townshend Acts.
In june 1767 parliament passed the Townshend acts, which placed duties on impoerted glass, lead, paints ,paper, and tea
The colonists were taxed on molasses, sugar (Molasses act), newspapers, pamphlets and signing legal documents (Stamp Act). They were also forced to provide British soldiers with food, drink, candles and places to live (Quartering Act). Then there came the Townshend Acts, which taxed tea, paper, glass, lead and paint imported from Britain. The Molasses Act was repealed in 1764, the Stamp Act was repealed in 1766, the Townshend Acts were repealed in about 1773, but Britain kept a tax on tea (Tea Act).
townshend duty Act
It was one of the acts from England that placed a tarrif or a tax on paper, wool, glass, paint, and lead.
Revenue Act
It taxed glass, paper, paint and lead.
Townshed Acts
The Townshend Duty Act, enacted in 1767, placed a tax on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea imported into the colonies. Hope this helps! :)
The goods taxed, included basic items-such as glass, tea, paper, and lead-had to import because the did not produce them. ---S.L.B.
lead, paint, paper, glass, and tea
In the Townshend Acts, things like lead, paint, paper, glass, and tea were taxed. (The Revenue Act of 1767).
it was a tax on glass, paper, lead, paint, tea etc.
Glass, Paper, Paint, Lead, Tea hope this helps!
The TownShend Act were British laws that taxed goods such as glass, paint, paper, silk, tea. :]