Not during the Boston Tea Party but soon after. In March 1774 England's Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts which among other measures closed the Port of Boston.
The port at Boston.
In 1774, there were two separate acts that closed Boston Harbor and that placed the government of Massachusetts under British control. These were two of the five Restraining Acts that were known alternately by the British as the Coercive Acts and by the American colonists as the Intolerable Acts.1 The Boston Port Act was introduced on March 18, 1774, and passed on June 1, 1774, to compel Boston to reimburse the East India Company for the tea that was destroyed during the Boston Tea Party.1, 2 The Massachusetts Government Act was passed on May 20, 1774, to punish Massachusetts for its "errant behavior," by limiting its self government.3
The Boston Tea Party happened on December 16, 1773. It was a political protest led by the Sons of Liberty to rebel against the Tea Acts brought on by the British Parliament. Protestors dumped all the tea into the Boston Harbor and ruining all of it. The Boston Harbor is an estuary that is located in the Massachusetts Bay.
the purpose was to punish colonist for throwing shiploads of tea into Boston harbor during the Boston tea party.
The Coercive Acts stated that Boston Harbor would be closed until all the tea dumped during the Boston Tea Party were fully paid for by the colonists; therefore, it deprived Boston of its water trade.
Boston Harbor
Boston Harbor
Boston Harbor
The port at Boston.
closed seaport in boston
Closed sea port in Boston
closed seaport in Boston
closed seaport in Boston
Closed sea port in Boston
In 1774, there were two separate acts that closed Boston Harbor and that placed the government of Massachusetts under British control. These were two of the five Restraining Acts that were known alternately by the British as the Coercive Acts and by the American colonists as the Intolerable Acts.1 The Boston Port Act was introduced on March 18, 1774, and passed on June 1, 1774, to compel Boston to reimburse the East India Company for the tea that was destroyed during the Boston Tea Party.1, 2 The Massachusetts Government Act was passed on May 20, 1774, to punish Massachusetts for its "errant behavior," by limiting its self government.3
The Boston Tea Party happened on December 16, 1773. It was a political protest led by the Sons of Liberty to rebel against the Tea Acts brought on by the British Parliament. Protestors dumped all the tea into the Boston Harbor and ruining all of it. The Boston Harbor is an estuary that is located in the Massachusetts Bay.
the purpose was to punish colonist for throwing shiploads of tea into Boston harbor during the Boston tea party.