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jul 15, 1767 - Townshend Duties

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These were taxes on luxury goods. The British rationale was that they were in debt, and they needed to tax something. The colonists reaction were boycotts, petitions, and newspaper acts.

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jul 15, 1767
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~ 259 years ago

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