TOWNSHEND ACTS

1767, originated by Charles Townshend and passed by the English Parliament shortly after the repeal of the Stamp Act. They were designed to collect revenue from the colonists in America by putting customs duties on imports of glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. The colonials, spurred on by the writings of John Dickinson, Samuel Adams, and others, protested against the taxes. The Boston merchants again boycotted English goods, the Massachusetts Assembly was dissolved (1768) for sending a circular letter to other colonies explaining the common plight, and British troops sent to enforce these laws and keep peace were involved in unpleasant incidents, notably the Boston Massacre. The boycott decreased British trade, and in 1770 most of the Acts were repealed, but retention of the tea tax caused the Boston Tea Party.

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Reorganizing the Joint Chiefs of Staff: The Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986
Book by Gordon Nathaniel Lederman; Greenwood Press, 1999
Subjects: Military Law--United States--History, United States--Armed Forces--Reorganization--History, United States--Goldwater-Nichols Department Of Defense Reorganization Act Of 1986
...1994. Shrader Charles Reginald, ed. Reference Guide to United States Military History . New York: Facts On File, 1995. Townshend Charles, ed. The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern War . Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997. Trask Roger R. and...
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Mrs. G.B.S: A Portrait
Book by Janet Dunbar; Harper & Row, 1963
Subjects: Shaw, Bernard--1856-1950, Shaw, Charlotte Frances Payne-Townshend
...she turned to Arthur Smith Barry's more prosaic, angry outpourings on the state of Ireland, espe cially now that the Land Acts were being implemented. "It is terrible to think of the number of landowners who must inevitably be ruined," he wrote...
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The Life and Public Services of Samuel Adams: Being a Narrative of His Acts and Opinions, and of His Agency in Producing and Forwarding the American Revolution - Vol. 1
Book by William V. Wells; Little, Brown, 1888
Subjects: Adams, Samuel--1722-1803, United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783, United States--Politics And Government--1775-1783
...and the courtiers urged Townshend to retrieve the dignity of...useless by ill health, and Townshend, boasting "that he knew...approval. "I am still," said Townshend, "a firm advocate for the Stamp Act, -- for its principle and...
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Closing the Gate: Race, Politics, and the Chinese Exclusion Act
Book by Andrew Gyory; University of North Carolina Press, 1998
Subjects: California--Emigration And Immigration--History--19th Century, California--Race Relations, Chinese Americans--California--History--19th Century, Chinese Americans--History--19th Century, Chinese Americans--Legal Status, Laws, Etc--History--19th Century, Labor Policy--California--History--19th Century, Labor Policy--United States--History--19th Century, United States--Emigration And Immigration--History--19th Century, United States--Race Relations
...acidly observed, the Chinese Exclusion Act "performs the last funeral rite over the...I insist that it the Chinese Exclusion Act is in the interest of the free and independent...sectional differences disappearing, Richard Townshend D-Ill. said, the major question dividing...
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The Life and Public Services of Samuel Adams: Being a Narrative of His Acts and Opinions, and of His Agency in Producing and Forwarding the American Revolution, with Extracts from His Correspondence, State Papers, and Political Essays - Vol. 3
Book by William V. Wells; Little, Brown, 1888
Subjects: Adams, Samuel--1722-1803, United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783, United States--Politics And Government--1775-1783
...I. 400 , II. 168 . Stamp Act passed, I. 56 . Its injustice...resolves, 227 - 231 . Sugar Act, I. 45 . SULLIVAN, Judge...letters, II. 74 , 78 . Tender Act, III. 229 , 233 . TERNANT...Legality of, II. 53 - 57 . TOWNSHEND, Charles, I. 55 , 125 , 143...
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journal articles on: Townshend Acts  - 47 results

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"No King Unless It Be a Constitutional King": Rethinking the Place of the Quebec Act in the Coming of the American Revolution
Journal article by Vernon P. Creviston; The Historian, Vol. 73, 2011
Subjects: American Revolution, 1775-1783, British monarchy--History, British monarchy--Powers and duties, Constitutional law--Interpretation and construction, Monarchy--History, Monarchy--Powers and duties, Monarchy--United Kingdom, United Kingdom. Quebec Act 1774, United States history--Revolution, 1775-1783
...Britain, until he repeals those cruel acts the Boston Port Bill and the Quebec Act, and causes the bloody war to cease which...However, the kings support of the Quebec Act, and other allegedly Intolerable or Coercive Acts of 1774, together with the military action...that earned the moniker of the Coercive Acts, and colonial reaction to the Quebec Act in particular illustrates this hardening...
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Violent Acts, Volatile Words: Kathy Acker's Terrorist Aesthetic
Journal article by Christina Milletti; Studies in the Novel, Vol. 36, 2004
Subjects: Acker, Kathy--Criticism and interpretation, Literature--Criticism and interpretation, Terrorism--Portrayals
...Western powers (the passing of the Patriot Act in the U.S., for instance, and the...evident that terrorism or the terrorist act itself offers Acker a turbulent nexus...fails to convey "meaning" since "the act of describing assumes one event can be a...
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Obesogenic Environments: Exploring the Built and Food Environments
Journal article by Amelia Lake, Tim Townshend; Perspectives in Public Health, Vol. 126, 2006
Subjects: Chronic illnesses, Diet, Disease, Environmental conditions, Environmental economics, Nutrition, Obesity, Urban areas
...Exploring the Built and Food Environments by Amelia Lake , Tim Townshend INTRODUCTION Obesity is a significant health and social problem...of unhealthy, overcrowded slums it was the UK Public Health Acts that dictated issues such as street widths and most aspects...
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A 'great National Calamity': Sir William Pepperell and Isaac Royall, Reluctant Loyalists
Journal article by Colin Nicolson, Stuart Scott; Historical Journal of Massachusetts, Vol. 28, 2000
...the execution of the Stamp Act. Royall tactfully absented...ransacked during the Stamp Act riots and who failed to get...popular protests against the Townshend Acts between 1767 and 1769, along...petition for the repeal of the Townshend Acts, to make it sound innocuous...
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Carpenter, Tailor, Shoemaker, Artist: Copley and Portrait Painting around 1770
Journal article by Susan Rather; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 79, 1997
Subjects: Art criticism, Art history, Copley, John Singleton (1738-1815), Culture, Visual artists
...even though the Stamp Act taxed legal and commercial...101 In 1767, the Townshend Acts reimposed duties on a...were withdrawn and the Townshend Acts repealed, a symbolic...had become a political act throughout the colonies...
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Concerning Pee-Wee, Townshend and Ritter
Magazine article by Alexander Cockburn; The Nation, Vol. 276, February 17, 2003
Subjects: Pornography--Laws, regulations and rules, Reubens, Paul--Behavior, Reubens, Paul--Collections and collecting, Townshend, Pete--Behavior, Townshend, Pete--Collections and collecting, United States--Finance, United States--Social policy
...their computers. Poor Pete Townshend draws a well-publicized escort...Daily Telegraph apropos the Townshend case, Barbara Amiel recently...textual descriptions of the act, making that a criminal offence...decriminalising every human act that does not go beyond reading...listening to representations of acts that if engaged in might be...
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Publish or Be Damned: David Johnson Describes the Infamous Marriage Act of 1753, Which Made Marriage a Tightly-Regulated Institution Governed by Church and State
Magazine article by David Johnson; History Today, Vol. 53, November 2003
Subjects: Marriage customs and rites--History, Marriage law--Interpretation and construction, United Kingdom. Marriage Act 1753
...without question. The Marriage Acts proper title An Act for the better preventing of...lamented the widening of the acts scope to regulate all aspects...grind, such as young Charles Townshend, a new star in the political...introducing bills to repeal Hardwickes Act in 1772 and 1781, and opposing...
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The Final Acts
Magazine article by David Loades; History Today, Vol. 55, December 2005
Subjects: British history, Foxe, John--Works, The Book of Martyrs (Nonfiction work)
The Final Acts. by David Loades AFTER FOXES DEATH the rights to the Acts and Monuments rested with the...greatly admired. After 1660, the Acts and Monuments gathered dust...destructive. The great Cattley/ Townshend edition of the Acts and Monuments...
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A Son's Agonizing Choice: Edmund Randolph Chose a Path That Tragically Led Him Away from His Father, but toward Becoming a Key Player in the Formation of a New Nation
Magazine article by Ii Joe Wolverton; The New American, Vol. 22, September 18, 2006
Subjects: Randolph, Edmund--Biography, Statesmen--Biography
...about the repeal of the Stamp Act. In Virginia, the Randolphs...taxes in England by passing the Townshend Acts. The Townshend Acts placed levies on all English...expressed at the time of the Stamp Act. Town halls across America echoed...
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Maryland's "First Citizen": The Maryland Senate Issues a "First Citizen" Award Every Year as a Well Deserved Tribute to Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the Wealthiest Signer of the Declaration of Independence
Magazine article by Thomas R. Eddlem; The New American, Vol. 18, August 26, 2002
Subjects: Carroll, Charles--Behavior, Celebrities--Behavior, Maryland. General Assembly. Senate--Achievements and awards, Maryland--History
...turmoil over the Sugar and Townshend acts. He took over management of the...lashing out against the Stamp Act and the Townshend Act, in addition to the imposition...imposition of the Stamp and Townshend acts by the British Parliament, this...
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Look Who'll Be Partying in the Park; Townshend and Daltrey to Play First Hyde Park Gig for 10 Years. with Roger Waters and Texas Alongside
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), March 8, 2006
...Wholl Be Partying in the Park; Townshend and Daltrey to Play First Hyde...Hyde Park, which features acts including James Blunt, The...stole the show from younger acts. The Who last delivered a...surviving founder member Pete Townshend will be joined on stage by...
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The Who's Stage Act Was Apocalyptic. but despite Its Violence, Townshend's Music Would Save His Life
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), June 10, 1996
Subjects: Daltrey, Roger, Townshend, Pete
The Whos Stage Act Was Apocalyptic. but...THIRTY years ago, Pete Townshend wrote: `Hope I die...year older and, unlike Townshend, working class. He...the school for various acts of rebellion, including...guitarist in favour of Townshend. Keith Moon, from quite...
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THE FEARTELLIS; Exclusive Frontman Jon Reveals How He's Tackling His Flying Phobia by Facing the Problem Head On
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), March 19, 2007
Subjects: Townshend, Pete
...picking up the Best Breakthrough Act award at this years Brits, are one of around 20 Scottish acts performing at this years US...Whos legendary guitarist Pete Townshend, for The Spin magazine party...rocker, Jon said: "Pete Townshend playing with us at the Spin...Barry gets emailed by Pete Townshend at four in the morning which...
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The Who Plays to New Generation
Newspaper article by Jacquie Kubin; The Washington Times, June 29, 2000
Subjects: Townshend, Pete
...making the music its own. Mr. Townshend returns to the Washington area...the 12-string guitar Mr. Townshend had used to write the rock...who enjoy our music," Mr. Townshend has said. Larry Lieberman...introduce Americas youth to new acts. I was first introduced to...
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Daltrey Sidelined
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, March 15, 2007
Subjects: Daltrey, Roger, Townshend, Pete
...departure, guitarist Pete Townshend announced that Tuesday nights...he can barely speak," Mr. Townshend said. "I tried to get him...the show cheered when Mr. Townshend told them the concert would...include forcible rape and lewd acts on a child. Prosecutors have...
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encyclopedia articles on: Townshend Acts  - 12 results

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Townshend Acts
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
TOWNSHEND ACTS 1767, originated by Charles Townshend and passed by the English Parliament...shortly after the repeal of the Stamp Act . They were designed to collect...trade, and in 1770 most of the Acts were repealed, but retention of...
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Townshend, Charles
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...statesman; grandson of the 2d Viscount Townshend. Distrusted for his marked instability...1766. Because of Chathams illness Townshend became the leading figure in the...American import levies known as the Townshend Acts . He died shortly after the passage...
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American Revolution
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Stamp Act but passed an act formally declaring its...adopted (1767) the Townshend Acts , which taxed numerous...Congress The repeal of the Townshend Acts in 1770 did no more than...These (and the Quebec Act ) the colonials called...
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Chatham, William Pitt, 1st Earl Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Wilkes and the imposition of the Stamp Act (1765) on the American colonies. In...chancellor of the exchequer, Charles Townshend , not only sabotaged his plans to reorganize...India Company but passed the ill-fated Townshend Acts (1767). In virtual retirement from...
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Massachusetts
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...especially trade (see Navigation Acts ), without colonial advice...and John Hancock. The Stamp Act (1765) and the Townshend Acts (1767) preceded the Boston Massacre (1770), and the Tea Act (1773) brought on the Boston...
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