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The first of the Townshend Acts, sometimes simply known as the Townshend Act, was the Revenue Act 1767 (7 Geo 3 c 46). [d] [43] [44] This act represented the Chatham ministry's new approach to generating tax revenue in the American colonies after the repeal of the Stamp Act in 1766.
The Molasses Act imposed taxes on colonial imports of the syrup. In June 1767, the Parliament passed the Townshend Revenue Act, which established new duties on goods such as salt, glass, paper, tea, coal, oil, and lead. The revenues generated from these duties were intended to pay the salaries of colonial governors, judges, and troops.
The economic struggles for many Virginians were exacerbated by the passage of the Stamp Act. The colonist reaction in Virginia was to encourage domestic manufacturing growth and economic diversification. After the passage of the Townshend Acts in 1767, general sentiment in Virginia pushed eagerly for some action. [1]
This is a list of British tariffs. 1764: Sugar Act [1] 1765: Customs, etc. Act 1765; 1767: Townshend Acts [2] 1778: Taxation of Colonies Act 1778; 1815: Corn Laws [3] 1860: Cobden–Chevalier Treaty; 1931: Abnormal Importations (Customs Duties) Act 1931; 1931: Horticultural Products (Emergency Customs Duties) Act 1931; 1932: Import Duties Act ...
Later acts included the Currency Act 1764, the Stamp Act 1765, and the Townshend Acts of 1767. [52] Colonial newspapers and printers in particular took strong exception against the Stamp Act which imposed a tax on newspapers and official documents, and played a central role in disseminating literature among the colonists against such taxes and ...
Because the war had plunged the British government deep into debt, Parliament enacted a series of measures to increase tax revenue from the colonies. These acts, such as the Stamp Act of 1765 and the Townshend Acts of 1767, were seen as legitimate means of collecting revenues to pay off the nearly two-fold increase in British debt stemming from ...
However, Parliament at the same time passed the Declaratory Act, which affirmed its authority to tax the colonies. [1]: 120–121 In 1767, Parliament imposed import duties—remembered as the Townshend Acts—on a range of goods imported by the colonies. These duties reignited the debate over parliamentary authority.
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