Townshend Acts (15 giug 1767 anni – 2 lugl 1767 anni)
Descrizione:
June 15 - July 2, 1767. The purposes of the Townshend Acts were: to raise revenue in the colonies to pay the salaries of governors and judges so that they would remain loyal to Great Britain. To create more effective means of enforcing compliance with trade regulations. To punish the Province of New York for failing to comply with the 1765 Quartering Act. And to establish the precedent that the British Parliament had the right to tax the colonies.Aggiunto al nastro di tempo:
Data:
15 giug 1767 anni
2 lugl 1767 anni
~ 17 days