…Four Acts of Parliament for the North American colonies were passed between June and autumn 1767, proposed by Charles Townshend (1725-67), the British Chancellor of the Exchequer. He announced a reduction in land taxes, winning the support of the landowners in the home country, and for the American colonists, he sought to increase revenue in the form of duties on the Navigation Acts, following the example of the Stamp Act. The Revenue Acts imposed import duties on glass, lead, paint, paper, tea, etc., which the colonies imported, and used them to pay the salaries of colonial officials appointed by the home country, eliminating the influence of the colonial assemblies. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "Townshend, C." is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…イギリスの大蔵大臣タウンゼンドCharles Townshend(1725‐67)の提案により,1767年6月から秋にかけて通過した,北アメリカ植民地に関する四つの議会法。彼は地租軽減を発表して本国地主層の支持を獲得し,アメリカ植民地人に対しては,印紙税法の経過を参考に,航海法による関税の形で歳入増をはかった。〈歳入法〉は植民地が輸入するガラス,鉛,ペンキ,紙,茶などに輸入関税を課し,それを本国任命の植民地官吏の俸給に充当し,植民地議会の影響力をなくす。… ※「Townshend,C.」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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