Townshend Acts: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Townshend duties
Date	June 15, 1767 - July 2, 1767

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An American colonist in a blue coat reads a posted notice of a tax on tea with a concerned expression, while a British soldier with a rifle and bayonet stands guard nearby.

Engraved portrait of Charles Townshend, shown from the chest up, wearing a jacket and cravat, with short, curled hair.

Public acknowledgment of nonimportation agreement violation

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Western colonialism American colonies taxation quartering army Great Britain

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Key People

Charles Townshend

Charles Townshend

British statesman

George Grenville

George Grenville

prime minister of Great Britain