Townshend Acts

What did the Townshend Acts do?

• put a restriction on storage for the colonists

• give colonists in New York, Philadelphia, and Boston a curfew

• taxed all imports into the colonies

• taxed products made in the colonies

After continued protests, the Townshend Act was mostly repealed. What was the only piece that was not?

• The tax on tea

• The tax on imports

• The tax on legal document

• The tax on lead and glass

During the protests, colonists brought back a popular phrase from Stamp Act protests. What was that phrase?

• "Taxing sugar is not so sweet"

• "No taxation without representation"

• "Britain doesn't have the right to tax, so let's give the king the axe"

• "Parliament's taxation is causing inflation"

When Charles Townshend wrote these laws, he mistakenly thought that the colonist would support them because....

• It was an indirect tax (meaning it is built into the price of goods)

• It was only on materials that the colonies could not produce themselves

• It was a popular tax in Britains other colonies

• It was meant to expire after just one year

Which of the following was not an item taxed under the townshend act?

• Paints

• Glass

• Lead

• Lumber