To What Extent Was The Townshend Act After The Revolutionary War

After the French and Indian War King George III went into great debt funding the war. In order to pay back his debts the British Parliament passed a series of laws and taxes these were called Acts. The first acts was known as the Sugar act. This Act taxed sugar and molasses imported to the colonies. This mainly affected colonist who sold rum because they needed the sugar to make the rum. Next there was the the Stamp Act. This act taxed printed papers. After the tax was paid a british official would stamp the paper with a British seal stating that the tax was paid. Then there was the Quartering act. This act made colonists give british soldiers living there a home and food. Many colonists disliked this act. After that was the Townshend Acts.