13h 37min, nov 27, 1767 y - Townshend Act

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The Townshend act was a series of taxes that the British levied against the colonies to prove a point that their still in charge. They taxed paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea. The Townshend act was the cause of the Tea act which was made in 1773, as a result of the tax on tea, many people had rebelled against this act because they always drank tea. Because of the rebellion they created the intolerable acts to show that they where still in power.

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