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The purpose of the Townshend Acts and the Tea Act was to make it easier for the British to

protect the colonies.
rally support from the colonies.
collect taxes in the colonies.
hold elections in the colonies.

help me please and quick

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Collect taxes from the colonies.
The British made the tax the tea very high so they could make the colonists pay high taxes so the colonists dumped the tea over board and drank coffee instead!! Lol not joking that is one of the reasons coffee is so popular in America!!!!!
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collect taxes in the colonies
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