Charles Townshend was the chancellor of the exchequer and had the role of managing the British Empire’s finances. How did he go about this in regards to the British colonies in North America? Responses raising revenue from the colonies to pay Britain’s ballooning war debt and interest requiring colonists to meet a monthly quota of durable manufactured goods prohibiting Native Americans from trading with neighboring British colonists forcing British imperial soldiers to work many additional uncompensated hours

Charles Townshend was the chancellor of the exchequer and had the role of managing the British Empire’s finances. How did he go about this in regards to the British colonies in North America? Responses raising revenue from the colonies to pay Britain’s ballooning war debt and interest requiring colonists to meet a monthly quota of durable manufactured goods prohibiting Native Americans from trading with neighboring British colonists forcing British imperial soldiers to work many additional uncompensated hours