Townshend's Revenue Proposal
- When
- 1767
- Where
- Parliament of Great Britain
Early in 1767 Townshend proposed that Parliament procure American revenue through external import taxes rather than internal taxes, avoiding colonial offense.
Shortly after the Stamp Act was repealed owing to colonial protests and boycotts of British goods, Charles Townshend, who had accepted the role of Chancellor of the Exchequer in August 1766 under the ministry of William Pitt the Elder, proposed that Parliament could procure revenue from the Americans without causing them offense via external import taxes instead of internal taxes. This form of revenue generation was his response to the failure of the Stamp Act 1765. The retrieved passages do not state a specific date for a closed-door session of the House of Commons.
Sources
- Charles Townshend Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-25
- Townshend Acts Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23
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