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The Townshend Act

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In 1767 saw a series of other measures containing contradictory factors. Charles Townshend, the British finance minister, has been trying to build a new fiscal program after repeatedly protesting heavy taxation in the country. With the intention of tax cuts for the British by imposing a more radical tax on the US trade, Charles Townshend tightened tariffs and imposed import duties on the colonies when importing items. British as paper, glass, lead and tea. The Townshend Act was made with the argument that taxes on imported goods of the colonies were legal, but domestic taxes (such as stamp duty) were not legal. The Townshend Act was enacted to increase revenue, in part for the care of colonial officials and the maintenance of British forces

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