In what year were the Townshend Acts enacted?

In what year were the Townshend Acts enacted?

• A. 1765
• B. 1767
• C. 1773
• D. 1789

Answer: (B)

The Townshend Acts were a set of measures pushed through Parliament in 1767 that placed duties on imported colonial goods like glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. The idea was to raise revenue and assert Parliament’s authority to tax the colonies. This year is the correct one because these acts specifically date to 1767, coming after the Stamp Act of 1765 and before later reforms. The other years reference different events: 1765 is the Stamp Act year, 1773 is when the Tea Act arrived, and 1789 is long after independence when the new U.S. government was established.

The Townshend Acts were a set of measures pushed through Parliament in 1767 that placed duties on imported colonial goods like glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. The idea was to raise revenue and assert Parliament’s authority to tax the colonies. This year is the correct one because these acts specifically date to 1767, coming after the Stamp Act of 1765 and before later reforms. The other years reference different events: 1765 is the Stamp Act year, 1773 is when the Tea Act arrived, and 1789 is long after independence when the new U.S. government was established.