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nov 29, 1767 - Townshend Acts Passed

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This Act put a tax on all imported tea, paper, china, paint, glass, and lead. British troops were sent to America to enforce these new taxes. Colonists had no representation in this decision and many people began to boycott these goods.

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nov 29, 1767
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~ 258 years ago