Townshend Acts

were a series of acts passed at the begginig of 1767 by the Parliament of Great Britain. The acts are named after Charles Townshend because he was the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who proposed the program. Historians vary slightly in which acts they include under the heading "Townshend Acts", but five laws are frequently mentioned: the Revenue Act of 1767, the Indemnity Act, the Commissioners of Customs Act, the Vice Admiralty Court Act, and the New York Restraining Act.