Why where the townshend acts passed

Great Britain wanted to use the money from the Townshend Acts to pay judges and governors to keep them loyal.

The Townshend Acts created new taxes on products and also created new laws that the colonists deemed unnecessary. With these acts, British officials could now search the homes of colonists whenever they pleased, new courts were made, and a tax board in Boston was also made.

One of the biggest problems the colonists had with the Townshend Acts was the taxes on products. Products like tea and paper now had a tax on them, which angered the colonists. They felt that they should not be taxed, as they had nobody to fight for them in the British Parliament. This is known as "taxation without representation," which was a big reason for the colonies wanting their independence. This caused the colonists to boycott a lot of the products that were being imported from Great Britain.

a. the astrolabe could determine the correct latitudinal location of the ship

your answer would be (b)