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<ul><li>{{#tip-text:Townshend Acts|1767, series of tax and regulatory laws named for the British chancellor in charge of finances, Charles Townshend; the principle Act, The Revenue Act of 1767, is known as the "Townshend Act"; it aimed to raise revenue through duties on colonial importation fo paper, pain, glass and tea; part of the revenue would pay for Royal colonial offices, such as governors, judges, etc. who had been previously funded by the colonies themselves; however, Townshend's purpose was not to assist the colonies but to make them more dependent on and obedient to British rule and overall less autonomous}}</ul></li> | <ul><li>{{#tip-text:Townshend Acts|1767, series of tax and regulatory laws named for the British chancellor in charge of finances, Charles Townshend; the principle Act, The Revenue Act of 1767, is known as the "Townshend Act"; it aimed to raise revenue through duties on colonial importation fo paper, pain, glass and tea; part of the revenue would pay for Royal colonial offices, such as governors, judges, etc. who had been previously funded by the colonies themselves; however, Townshend's purpose was not to assist the colonies but to make them more dependent on and obedient to British rule and overall less autonomous}}</ul></li> | ||
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