In fact, the modification of the Townshend Duties Act was scarcely any change at all. [[File:CharlesTownshend.jpg|thumb|right| Charles Townshend spearheaded the Townshend Acts, but died of acts passed, beginning in 1967, by the Parliament of Great Britain relating to the British colonies in North America.istorians vary slightly in which acts they include under the heading Townshend Acts, but six laws are often mentioned: the Revenue Act of 1767, the Indemnity Act, the Commissioners of Customs Act, the Vice Admiralty Court Act, and the New York Restraining Act.