Revenue Act 1767
- When
- 29 June 1767
- Where
- Parliament of Great Britain
The first of the Townshend Acts, the Revenue Act 1767, received royal assent on 29 June 1767 as the Chatham ministry's new revenue approach.
The Revenue Act 1767 (7 Geo 3 c 46) was the first of the Townshend Acts, sometimes simply known as the Townshend Act. It represented the Chatham ministry's new approach to generating tax revenue in the American colonies after the repeal of the Stamp Act in 1766, and received royal assent on 29 June 1767. The import duty on tea was retained to demonstrate to the colonists that Parliament held sovereign authority to tax its colonies, in accordance with the Declaratory Act 1766.
Sources
- Townshend Acts Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23
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