Question

Why were the Townshend Acts passed?
A. to punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party
B. to punish the colonies for the Boston Massacre
C. to raise money for Great Britain's debts
D. to prevent colonists from protesting against Great Britain

Answer 1

E. to puzzle people on the Mathematics forum at Openstudy :-)

Answer 2

Hey @Cottoncandyxx! Just so you know, this is the mathematics section. Please close this and move it to the appropriate place. Us math people ain't to smart with these types of questions.

Answer 3

Oh, oops.

Answer 4

You're cool. :)

Answer 5

I believe it is C. Because on this open study answer it is C
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taylor9898:
one year ago
Why were the Townshend Acts passed?

A. to punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party

B. to punish the colonies for the Boston Massacre

C. to raise money for Great Britain's debts

D. to prevent colonists from protesting against Great Britain

taylor9898:
one year ago
A

DarkBlueChocobo:
one year ago
The Problem with A is that the Boston Tea Party was in 1773 the acts were in 1767-68

DarkBlueChocobo:
one year ago
It was to raise revenue so I am going to say C

Answer 6

And YES some of us are smart enough... Just maybe not you

Answer 7

Raising revenue was indeed one of the reasons for the Townshend Acts, though not the only one.

From the wikipedia article:

The purpose of the Townshend Acts was to raise revenue in the colonies to pay the salaries of governors and judges so that they would remain loyal to Great Britain, to create a more effective means of enforcing compliance with trade regulations, to punish the province of New York for failing to comply with the 1765 Quartering Act, and to establish the precedent that the British Parliament had the right to tax the colonies.