The Townshend Acts was named after the chancellor of British monetary affairs, Charles Townshend. The Act imposed duties on certain products which were imported by the colonies. Some of the products were glass, lead, tea, and paper. The goods which were imported to the American colonies were taxed under these acts. It was passed by the British Parliament in 1767.
The Townshend Acts is to put duties(pay tax) on paper, link, print, and others. The tax they collected is to use for protecting their country from French
