the townshend act 1767 Flashcards

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british decision

the mutiny/quartering act 1765

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colonial governments had to furnish the british soldiers in their towns and cities with supplies

barns, inns and unoccupied buildings

sought to create more effective housing for british troops in the colonies

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british decision

the new york restraining act 1767

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new york assembly prohibited from taking any legislative action until it complied with the quartering act

refused to follow quartering act

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british decision

townshend duty - restraining act

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administrative changes to tighten british control on american commerce

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british decision

townshend duty - duty act

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called for imports duties on glass, paper, lead, paint and tea

estimated to bring in £43,420 per year

money was to be used to pay for the defence of the colonies

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colonial reaction

the mutiny/ quartering act 1765

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angered colonists - cost of tax and moral principle was disputed

american products and property were consumed against their wishes

new york refused to comply, 240 merchants signed a petition to william pitt against it, asking for a repeal of the navigation acts

new york was the main military base

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colonial reaction

the new york restraining act 1767

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most colonists disliked the notion that parliament could suspend or change them at will

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colonial reaction

the townshend duties 1767

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circular letter written by sam adams in 1768 to all the colonial assemblies arguing that parliament had the right to regulte trade but not to tax

revenue raised will pay salaries of governors/ customs officers

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john dickinson

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lawyer in philadelphia

been in stamp act congress

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what did john dickinson’s letter argue?

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that parliament could regulate trade but could not use taxes to raise revenue without the colonies, either through internal or external taxes

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what did john dickinson condemn?

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the closing of of the new york assembly since he though britain was too dictatorial

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what did john dickinson fear?

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that as governors, judges and customs officials would now be paid by the townshend duties, they would not pay as much attention to the colonial assemblies and could be more corrupt

colonists could be turned into ‘abject slaves’

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