Question

What did the 1767 Townshend Acts specify? A. That Britain would not tax products brought into the colonies B. That the colonists must set up liberty poles C.Tthat Britain would tax only imports into the colonies D. That Britain would charge export duties

Answer 1

Initially passed on June 29, 1767, the Townshend Act constituted an attempt by the British government to consolidate fiscal and political power over the American colonies by placing import taxes on many of the British products bought by Americans, including lead, paper, paint, glass and tea.

Answer 2

c that Britain would tax only imports into the colonies that Brittan would charge export duties because Britain was mad at the colonists because of the Boston tea party they allied with the Indians but they still needed the colonists so they only taxed imports into the colonies instead of another punishment