consumed by MBHP Members has decreased by $15M, from $114M in FY 2009 to $99M in FY 2013
The Townshend Act had a few influential colonial responses, which includes a string of 12 essays written by John Dickinson. The essays were entitled Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvannia was first read in December 1767.
The Townshend Act was passed because they wanted to make sure that there was an indirect tax. An indirect tax is when the tax itself is included in the product's price.For example, glass, paper, tea, etc.he Townshend Act was passed because they wanted to make sure that there was an indirect tax. An indirect tax is when the tax itself is included in the product's price.