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Why did the British think the colonists would tolerate the Townshend Act when they did not tolerate the Stamp Act?
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The British falsely believed that the colonists had objected to the Stamp Act of 1766 because it was a direct on internal tax. Therefore, they believed colonists would accept external or indirect taxes on imports. The Townshend Acts imposed new duties on products such as tea, lead and paint.
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∙ 9y agoThe British mistakenly thought the colonists had objected to the Stamp Act primarily because it had been a direct or internal tax levied on them. They thought the colonists would not object to indirect or external taxes such as taxes ("duties") on imports, so the Townshend Act placed new taxes on paper, paint, lead, glass, alcohol, and tea. All of these were items not allowed to be manufactured in North America and that the colonists were only allowed to buy from Great Britain, so that indirect or not, the new taxes affected all colonists.
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∙ 11y agoin these acts the british leaders tried to avoid some of the promblems the stamp acts caused.
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Why did the British think the colonists would tolerate the Townshend Act when they did not tolerate the Stamp Act?
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∙ 12y agoBritain needed money.
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What was the purpose of the stamp act and the Townshend acts?
Both were intended to raise revenue through taxation, but the Townshend acts were also a punitive measure against the colonists. The Stamp Act, in effect, gave the British government the power to establish the legality of documents. The Townshend Act forced the colonies to pay for the British officials who would regulate them, independent of their own control.
The Sugar Act the Stamp Act the Declaratory Act the Townshend Acts What happened as a result of the acts above?
Colonists united in their anger against British taxation without representation.
The American colonies opposed the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts because they?
forced the colonists to pay taxes.
Who led the opposition to the townshend acts?
The leaders of the opposition were Samuel Adams and John Dickinson. Colonists were infuriated by these taxes and their boycott of British goods forced King George to repeal the Stamp Act.
How did the colonist respond to the townshend act?
They boycotted the British imports
Why did the British think the colonist would tolerate the townshend acts when the did not tolerate the stamp act?
in these acts the british leaders tried to avoid some of the promblems the stamp acts caused.
What did British Parliament do to address the grievances of the colonists?
repealed the Stamp and Townshend Acts
How did the colonists respond to the stamp act and to the townshend act?
by responding
How did the colonists respond to the stamp act and the townshend acts?
by responding
What act was passed to punish colonists for rebelling against Stamp Act?
The Townshend Act was passed in 1767 after the Colonists rebelled against the Stamp Act. The Townshend Act was a tax on glass, paint, lead, tea and other things the Colonists needed.
What was the purpose of the stamp act and the Townshend acts?
Both were intended to raise revenue through taxation, but the Townshend acts were also a punitive measure against the colonists. The Stamp Act, in effect, gave the British government the power to establish the legality of documents. The Townshend Act forced the colonies to pay for the British officials who would regulate them, independent of their own control.
Colonists reacted to taxes imposed by the British by?
The colonists were angry because of the famous line "no taxation without representation." Britain kept passing acts and the colonists had no say. The Sugar Act and Townshend Acts had been passed before the Stamp Act. In the end, Britain did repeal (get rid of) the Stamp Act, but then passed an act requiring the colonists to house British soldiers.
What where four taxes that the colonists disliked?
The British made acts that added taxes for the colonists. The taxes include the Sugar Act, the Stamp Act, the Townshend Acts, The Intolerable Acts, the Tea tax, and the currency act.
What happened when the British passed the Townshend acts?
the stamp act was repealed
Why did colonists oppose the stamp acts and the townshend acts?
Because they were sick and tired of paying taxes.
The Sugar Act the Stamp Act the Declaratory Act the Townshend Acts What happened as a result of the acts above?
Colonists united in their anger against British taxation without representation.
What tax was placed on glass paper paint lead and tea?
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.
