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Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts similarities

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Stamp Act: Direct Tax on printed paper, was only legal paper. Had a stamp on the parchment.
Townshend Act: Imposed duties on glass, lead, paper and tea. Was later repealed except for the tea.
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the stamp act was a tax on stamps enforcing colonists to put stamps on any official papers
the townshend acts is a tax on imports to America
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