The Townshend Acts, passed by Parliament, imposed taxes on several household goods and were largely repealed by 1770 except for one tax. Which act is this referring to?

The Townshend Acts, passed by Parliament, imposed taxes on several household goods and were largely repealed by 1770 except for one tax. Which act is this referring to?

• A. Townshend Acts (1767)
• B. Stamp Act (1765)
• C. Sugar Act (1764)
• D. Intolerable Acts (1774)

Answer: (A)

Taxes in this period targeted imported goods, and the Townshend Acts set duties on several items, including tea. In 1770 Parliament repealed most of those duties, but kept the tax on tea to affirm Parliament’s right to tax the colonies and to raise revenue. Because the question is about which act carried the remaining tax after the others were repealed, the reference point is the Townshend Acts themselves—the framework that included the continuing tea tax. The Stamp Act and Sugar Act were earlier taxes that were repealed before 1770, and the Intolerable Acts come later in 1774, not connected to the 1770 repeal.

Taxes in this period targeted imported goods, and the Townshend Acts set duties on several items, including tea. In 1770 Parliament repealed most of those duties, but kept the tax on tea to affirm Parliament’s right to tax the colonies and to raise revenue. Because the question is about which act carried the remaining tax after the others were repealed, the reference point is the Townshend Acts themselves—the framework that included the continuing tea tax. The Stamp Act and Sugar Act were earlier taxes that were repealed before 1770, and the Intolerable Acts come later in 1774, not connected to the 1770 repeal.