Question

In 1767, Charles Townshend proposed a series of taxes known as the Townshend Acts. These taxes were different from the Stamp Act because they were...
A.
income taxes.
B.
smaller taxes.
C.
external taxes.
D.
internal taxes.

Answer 1

Taxes on tea to raise revenue
were a series of acts passed – beginning in 1767 – by the Parliament of Great Britain relating to the British colonies in North America. The acts are named after Charles Townshend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who proposed the program.
Important because it reignited anger among the colonies against the crown