Why were Townsend acts passed

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MUNGAI NJOROGE · Answer 1 · 2021-08-11T16:37:24+0000

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Initially passed on June 29, 1767, the Townshend Act constituted an attempt by the British government to consolidate fiscal and political power over the American colonies by placing import taxes on many of the British products bought by Americans, including lead, paper, paint, glass and tea.

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