How did the townshend acts affect many colonists

The Townshend Acts were actually a series of taxes and laws imposed upon the colonists. The first, the Townshend Revenue Act, placed a tax on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea. Other bills included in the Townshend Acts contributed to the colonists' angry reaction

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The Townsend act affected many colonist negatively, there would be tariffs put on products shipped across the ocean, making them expensive. The colonist hated this and resulted in the Boston Tea Party.