George Washington - Washington helped lead widespread protests against the Townshend Acts passed by Parliament
Time: 1767
Place: U.S.
Details: Washington helped lead widespread protests against the Townshend Acts passed by Parliament in 1767, and he introduced a proposal in May 1769 drafted by George Mason which called Virginians to boycott English goods; the Acts were mostly repealed in 1770.
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