John Dickinson
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Statesman, essayist, and songwriter
Charles Townshend
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His legislative proposal—the Townshend Acts—revived the tension between the American colonies and British Parliament in 1767.
Boston Tea Party
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Even though most of the Townshend Acts would be repealed, the tax on tea remained, leading to this historic event in 1773. This lithograph was produced in 1846.