Townshend Acts (jun 15, 1767 – jul 2, 1767)
Description:
The Townshend Acts or Towshend Duties, were a series of British acts of Parliament passed during 1767 and 1768 relating to the British colonies in America. The purposes of the acts were to: 1. raise revenue in the colonies to pay the salaries of governors and judges so that they would remain loyal to Great Britain. 2. create more effective means of enforcing compliance with trade regulations. 3. punish the Province of New York for failing to comply with the 1765 Quartering Act. 4. establish the precedent that the British Parliament had the right to tax the colonies[3]Added to timeline:
Date:
jun 15, 1767
jul 2, 1767
~ 17 days