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how did the townshend acts differ from the stamp act

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The Townshend Acts were acts that generally raised taxes, while the Stamp act specifically imposed a direct tax on documents, magazines, playing cards, newspapers, and many other paper products.
The difference between the two is the commodity that taxed by the regulation.

In Townsend acts, the taxed is aimed for people in all professions as long as they live within the colonial territories.

In stamp act, Only business that operate on paper related product are the one that subjected to increased taxation.