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Townshend Acts
[ toun-zuhnd ]
plural noun
, American History.
- acts of the British Parliament in 1767, especially the act that placed duties on tea, paper, lead, paint, etc., imported into the American colonies.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Townshend Acts1
Named after Charles Townshend (1725–67), English statesman, their sponsor
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Example Sentences
Finally, on March 5, 1770, the Townshend Acts were repealed with the exception of the tax on tea: three pence per pound.
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But the very next year Parliament passed what are known in history as the "Townshend Acts," from the man who proposed them.
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In the case of the Townshend Acts, the victory of the colonists was temporarily complete.
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The Townshend Acts revived the old controversy, not quite in the old manner.
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