Why did the British parliament send even more troops to Boston?

The actions of the colonist in response to the Townshend Act convinced the British that they needed troops in Boston to help maintain order. ... The British government reacted to the Americans, and specifically to the Massachusetts opposition to the Townshend act by dispatching troops to Boston

The protesters, who called themselves Patriots, were protesting the occupation of their city by British troops, who were sent to Boston in 1768 to enforce unpopular taxation measures passed by a British parliament that lacked American representation.

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