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<p>The <b>Townshend Acts</b>  or <b>Townshend Duties</b> were a series of British acts of <a href="page.php?w=Parliament_of_Great_Britain">Parliament</a> enacted in 1766 and 1767 introducing a series of taxes and regulations to enable administration of the British colonies in America. They are named after <a href="page.php?w=Charles_Townshend">Charles Townshend</a>, the <a href="page.php?w=Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer">Chancellor of the Exchequer</a> who proposed the program. Historians vary slightly as to which acts should be included under the</p><p>
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