Townshend Duties Flashcards
1
Q
What were the Townshend Duties? What did they affect?
A
Duties were introduced on the imports of glass, wine, china, lead, paint, paper and tea
2
Q
Why were the colonies suspicious of the Townshend Duties?
A
colonials like Benjamin Franklin argued against the Stamp Act saying that the British had no right to tax internally –> could be argued British listened HOWEVER, the successive attempts by the British to introduce new taxes nor tighten up the collection of old duties during the 1760s meant that most colonists were highly sus of Britain’s intentions
3
Q
What were the Sons of Liberty and their role?
A
A paramilitary org
set up to organise resistance to British taxation in 1760s
ensured Boston was at the centre of anti-British activity
