Parliament Seizes Rights
As of yesterday parliament passed the Townshend Acts. The townshend acts are a law put in place in 1767 and tax goods such as lead, glass, paint and tea. This act was put in place directly following the Stamp Acts repeal, and as a result we’re infuriated. Parliament thinks they own us, and now they are charging US to pay off the military debt and THEIR salaries. The real question is now, what are we going to do about this situation? Don’t let them violate our rights as British citizens! Even though this has just happened, many colonists are already planning to rebel and I stand right next to them in saying that are rights are being violated. One reason colonists feel this way is because Writs of Assistance was also
As of yesterday parliament passed the Townshend Acts. The townshend acts are a law put in place in 1767 and tax goods such as lead, glass, paint and tea. This act was put in place directly following the Stamp Acts repeal, and as a result we’re infuriated. Parliament thinks they own us, and now they are charging US to pay off the military debt and THEIR salaries. The real question is now, what are we going to do about this situation? Don’t let them violate our rights as British citizens! Even though this has just happened, many colonists are already planning to rebel and I stand right next to them in saying that are rights are being violated. One reason colonists feel this way is because Writs of Assistance was also