The Massachusetts Government Act created even more outrage than
the Port Act because it unilaterally altered the government of
Massachusetts to bring it under control of the British government.
Under the terms of the Government Act, almost all positions in the
colonial government were to be appointed by the governor or the
king. The act also severely limited the activities of town meetings
in Massachusetts. Colonists outside Massachusetts feared that their
governments could now also be changed by the legislative fiat of
Parliament.