jan 2, 1767 - The Townshend Act

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Charles Townshend was asked in Parliment if he would make the colonists pay for the army, and he yelled while stamping his foot, ”I will! I will!” And he succeeded. He came up with taxing popular goods such as glass, paint, paper, and tea. The colonists were completely unaware that this tax existed for a short while, but when they figured it out, they got very upset and decided to boycott British goods.

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