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Britain vs. Colonies. Townshend Acts. Parliament passed law taxing colonists for glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea. Taxes were low Colonists didn’t like them. Writs of Assistance. Allowed British officials to search a house or ship with no reason. Acts backfire. Colonists hated acts
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Townshend Acts • Parliament passed law taxing colonists for glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea. • Taxes were low • Colonists didn’t like them
Writs of Assistance • Allowed British officials to search a house or ship with no reason.
Acts backfire • Colonists hated acts • Started Sons and Daughters of Liberty • Staged mock hangings • Signed petitions • Started boycotts • What did this do to English merchants?
Sam Adams • John Adams • Patrick Henry • Mercy Otis Warren • Abigail Adams