may 16, 1767 - Townshend Acts

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The Townshend Acts, named after Charles Townshend, British chancellor of the Exchequer, imposed duties on British china, glass, lead, paint, paper and tea imported to the colonies. ... However, these policies prompted colonists to take action by boycotting British goods.

The purposes of the acts were to:

1 — MONEY
raise revenue in the colonies to pay the salaries of governors and judges so that they would remain loyal to Great Britain

2 — COMPLIANCE
create more effective means of enforcing compliance with trade regulations
punish the Province of New York for failing to comply with the 1765 Quartering Act

3 — PRECEDENT
establish the precedent that the British Parliament had the right to tax the colonies[3]

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