The Townshend Duties of 1767
A) constituted a form of taxation quite similar to the Stamp Act.
B) were ultimately ratified by the New York Assembly.
C) drew no immediate objection from the colonists.
D) were withdrawn before they took effect.
E) were taxes on what Townshend believed to be external transactions.

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The Townshend Duties were taxes on goods imported into the colonies, which Charles Townshend argued were external transactions, distinguishing them from the direct internal taxes like the Stamp Act. This rationale did not appease colonial opposition, but it was the basis for the legislation.