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jun 15, 1767 - Townshend Act

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Created by Charles Townshend
Tax on colonial imports on paper, paint, glass, and tea
Taxes earned by colonies were used to pay royal governers and other officials in the colonies (hoped they would clamp down on the colonies' independence more if paid better)

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jun 15, 1767
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~ 259 years ago