Lesson #2: The Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts of 1767 were another causing factor that increased hostility between American colonists and the British Government. For this lesson, you will research a secondary source and two primary sources to discover how the Patriots and Loyalists felt about this event in history.
Remember: If you can't finish the assignment in class, then you have to take it home for homework.
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Secondary Source: Independence Hall Association article
Patriot Primary Source: At a Meeting of the Freeholders and Inhabitants of the Town of Boston on October 28, 1767 paragraph 1-3 from the Massachusetts Historical Society.
Loyalist Primary Source: A Letter from Thomas Whately to John Temple, May 2, 1767 from the Massachusetts Historical Society.
Answer these questions in your journal:
1. What were the Townshend Acts?
2. What is a similarity and a difference between the Patriot's opinions and the Loyalist's opinions about the Acts?
3. Do you think the Townshend Acts were a good idea? Why or why not?
Remember: If you can't finish the assignment in class, then you have to take it home for homework.
Click on these links to start your research!
Secondary Source: Independence Hall Association article
Patriot Primary Source: At a Meeting of the Freeholders and Inhabitants of the Town of Boston on October 28, 1767 paragraph 1-3 from the Massachusetts Historical Society.
Loyalist Primary Source: A Letter from Thomas Whately to John Temple, May 2, 1767 from the Massachusetts Historical Society.
Answer these questions in your journal:
1. What were the Townshend Acts?
2. What is a similarity and a difference between the Patriot's opinions and the Loyalist's opinions about the Acts?
3. Do you think the Townshend Acts were a good idea? Why or why not?