What did the british do on townshend acts 1767?

Answer 1

In 1767, Parliament again exercised its right to legislate for the colonies when it passed the Townshend Acts. These laws levied new duties on all glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea imported into the colonies. The purpose of these taxes was the same as the Stamp Act tax, and the colonists reacted in the same way. Another non-importation agreement went into effect. In South Carolina, any merchant

who imported goods from Britain was boycotted. That is, the people refused to buy goods from merchants who violated the agreement. By 1770, the amount of goods coming into South Carolina from Great Britain had dropped 50 percent. The drop in imports was not entirely the result of the boycott. Customs officials operating out of the Charles Town port began to seize vessels without proper registration papers. For many years the vessels had been allowed to land without papers, but new customs

officials decided to enforce the law without regard for the reason a ship may have no papers. Customs officials seized two ships owned by Henry Laurens, who was a supporter of the Crown until 1767. The customs officials and the legal officials to whom Laurens appealed to get his ships back

treated him so poorly that he became an important South Carolina patriot. With trade falling along with their profits, the British merchants again pressured Parliament to repeal the duties, and in 1770 it repealed all but the duty on tea. Since that duty remained, South Carolinians and other colonists continued to boycott tea.

Answer 2

The Townshend colonies attempted to raise money by collecting Natural Resources like wood, furs, and minerals. These were traded with the natives and sent back to their home countries in return for money.

Answer 3

To Enforce The act , The British Would Send There Officers And The Officers Would Use (Writs of assistance ) or Search Warrants To Enter Homes And Businesses To Search For Smuggled Goods.

Answer 4

how were the townshend act enforced