The Townshend Acts

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1766
The year Parliament voted to repeal the Stamp Act.
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King George III
The King who insisted he had a right to tax the colonists.
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Charles Townshend
The treasurer of the British government
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Treasurer
a person who is responsible for the money of a group
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1767
The year the Townshend Acts were passed
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Townshend Acts
A new act passed in 1767 to collect taxes
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tariff
A tax on imported goods
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to show the colonies who was in charge
besides to collect money, a goal of the Townshend Acts
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things taxed by the Townshend Acts
wool, tea, and other goods the colonies imported from Britain.
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protests
what the Townshend Acts caused in the colonies
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boycott
colonists decided to __________ British goods.
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Mercy Otis Warren
a woman from Boston who encouraged people to stop buying British imported goods like wool and tea.
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Daughters of Liberty
a group formed to help the colonies make their own goods
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hurt them
what the boycott did to British businesses
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warships
what Britain sent to Boston Harbor in 1768
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stop the colonists from protesting
The reason warships were sent to Boston Harbor
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The Stamp Act
a tax on printed materials
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No taxation without representation
the popular protest cry started during the Stamp Act
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Sons of Liberty
a group that led protests against new taxes
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Samuel Adams
A leader of Boston Sons of Liberty