Episode 10

The Townshend Acts, The Quartering Act

and Boston Reaches Boiling Point

It's hard to fathom that England continued, time and time again, to impose Acts (laws, taxes, show of power) on the colonists.  I understand that being in "control' of the colonies from 3,000 miles away was tough, but they continued to declare and enforce (or try to) Act after Act after Act.  We are at the point of the story where it's about to explode into violence.

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In this show I cover some of the Acts, the response and results from them, and one in particular that made Boston reach their limits.

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External Links:

• The Townshend Acts

• The Quartering Act

• Charles Townshend

• New York Restraining Act

• Revenue Act of 1767

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• Free e-book(s)

• The Taxation of Tea

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