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The '''Townshend Acts''' were four acts passed by the [[British]] [[Parliament]] in 1767 prior to the [[American Revolution]]. These laws angered many colonists, because they put a tax on non-British imported tea (leading to the [[Boston Tea Party]], and other necessities. To counter smuggling, the Townshend Acts also said that smugglers would be tried in Royal Navy admiralty courts, under a British military judge. This law is the reason Americans have the right to a [[Sixth Amendment|trial by jury]].

The '''Townshend Acts''' were four acts passed by the [[British]] [[Parliament]] in 1767 prior to the [[American Revolution]]. These laws angered many colonists, because they put a tax on non-British imported tea (leading to the [[Boston Tea Party]]), and other necessities. To counter smuggling, the Townshend Acts also said that smugglers would be tried in Royal Navy admiralty courts, under a British military judge. This law is the reason Americans have the right to a [[Sixth Amendment|trial by jury]].

==Quartering soldiers==

==Quartering soldiers==

The first act forced New York to house royal troops. The injustices involved led to the Third Amendment of the [[Bill of Rights]] in 1789.

The first act forced New York to house royal troops. The injustices involved led to the Third Amendment of the [[Bill of Rights]] in 1789.