What was the outcome of the Stamp Act and the Townshend Act?

A series of measures introduced into the English Parliament by Chancellor of the Exchequer Charles Townshend in 1767, the Townshend Acts imposed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea imported into the colonies. read more

Charles Townshend, the chancellor of the Eschequer, proposed the series of measures in 1767. The Revenue Act imposed duties on paint, paper, lead, glass and tea imported into the American colonies. It also allowed customs officials to enter private houses and businesses to search for smuggled goods. read more

Declaratory Act, (1766), declaration by the British Parliament that accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act. It stated that the British Parliament’s taxing authority was the same in America as in Great Britain. Parliament had directly taxed the colonies for revenue in the Sugar Act (1764) and the Stamp Act (1765). read more

In April 1770, Parliament repealed all the Townshend duties except the tax on tea, which it retained in order to assert its right to tax the colonies. This led to a sort of truce, which lasted until the burning of the British patrol boat Gaspee in 1772. read more