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New page: The Townshend Acts were two acts passed by the British Parlaimet prior to the American Revolution. These laws angered many colonists, because they put a tax on non-British imported [[t...
The Townshend Acts were two acts passed by the British Parlaimet 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 trial by jury.