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What are some significant things about the townshed acts?

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1. New taxes on imports of paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea.

2. Established an American Customs Board in Boston to collect taxes.

3. Set up new courts in America to prosecute smugglers (without using a local jury).

4. Gave British officials the right to search for colonists search colonists' houses and businesses.

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