2. The revenue generated from the taxes was used to pay the salaries of royal officials in the American colonies.
3. The acts were named after Charles Townshend, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer who proposed them in 1767.
4. The Acts were meant to assert British control over the colonies and regulate trade.
5. The taxes imposed by the Townshend Acts led to widespread opposition and boycotts in the American colonies, which ultimately contributed to the growing tensions and eventually the American Revolution.
What were the townshend acts? (1.point)
The British put taxes on imported goods such as tea and glass
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