A Lesson on Tariffs and Free Lunches From the American Revolution

The Townshend Acts of 1767 imposed these indirect taxes on imports to the American colonies, including glass, paint, lead, paper, and tea. 

The colonists weren’t fooled. They knew these tariffs were another attempt by Parliament to raise revenue without their consent and exert control over the colonies. They knew who paid these duties.

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