jun 15, 1767 - Townshend Acts
Description:
Date: June 15-July 27 1767Image:
British Rationale: Exercising their “historical right” of power over the colonies.
Colonial Reaction: The acts were a direct threat on the way the colonies had been functioning in the past. They were awfully upset and protested, sometimes violently.
Caption: A series of acts passed by Parliament exercising further control.
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Date:
jun 15, 1767
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~ 258 years ago