Explain the Townshend Acts

The Townshend Acts were a series of measures, passed by the British Parliament in 1767, that taxed goods imported to the American colonies. ... The British Parliament enacted a series of taxes on the colonies for the purpose of raising revenue.

basic principles: federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, representative democracy, limited government, rule of law, individual rights and responsibilities, consent of the governed, majority rule, popular sovereignty, equal protection.

the french revolution was when many people were persecuted for disagreeing or making separate government