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What are the Townshend acts of 1767

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Under the Townshend Acts, the colonists had to pay a tax on certain goods the colonies imported from Britain, such as paper, glass, lead, paints, and tea.

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The Townshend acts were designed to collect revenue from the colonists in America by putting customs duties on imports of glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea.
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