Townshend Acts: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: Khan Academy - The Townshend Acts and the committees of correspondence. Aug 25, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jun 25, 2026
Add new Web site: PBS LearningMedia - The Townshend Acts | The Shot Heard ’Round the World. Jan 13, 2026
Add new Web site: American Battlefield Trust - Townshend Act. Sep 14, 2024
Add new Web site: OpenStax - U.S. History - The Townshend Acts and Colonial Protest. Jan 25, 2024
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Townshend Acts. Dec 07, 2023
Add new Web site: University of Hawaii pressbooks - The Townshend Acts and Colonial Protest. Oct 08, 2023
Add new Web site: Khan Academy - The Townshend Acts and the committees of correspondence. Oct 20, 2022
Add new Web site: USHistory.org - The Townshend Acts. Apr 03, 2022
Add new Web site: Colonial America - Townshend Acts. Dec 06, 2020
Added cross-references. May 04, 2020
Add new Web site: Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum - Townshend Acts. Oct 18, 2019
Add new Web site: Mr.Nussbaum - Townshend Act. Jan 15, 2019
Added a description of the Indemnity Act. Jul 27, 2018
Corrected display issue. Jan 05, 2018
Media added. May 01, 2015
Add new Web site: History Central - Townshend Acts. Dec 07, 2012
Add new Web site: Digital History - Townshend Act. Dec 07, 2012
Add new Web site: UShistory.org - The Townshend Acts. Dec 07, 2012
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Townshend Act. Apr 08, 2011
Illustration of a colonist reading a decree of tax on tea added. Sep 03, 2009
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Townshend Acts. Nov 06, 2008
Added new Web site: United States History - The Townshend Acts. Jan 21, 2008
Added new Web site: University of Groningen - Revolution to Reconstruction - Townshend Duties. Oct 05, 2007
Article revised and updated. Sep 17, 2007
Article revised. Jan 29, 1999
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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