28th March, 1774.
A) Coercive Acts
A) Coercive Acts
The Parliament passed the Coercive Acts in response to the Boston Tea Party, which they considered an act of rebellion against British authority. The purpose of these acts was to punish and assert control over the colony of Massachusetts, and to serve as a warning to other colonies. The British government hoped that by imposing these harsh measures, it would discourage further resistance and assert their authority over the colonies.
The protest that caused Parliament to pass the Coercive Acts was the Boston Tea Party.
This legislation's purpose was to restore order in Massachusetts, following the Boston Tea Party and other acts of defiance.
The Intolerable Acts (known as the Coercive Acts by the British) were passed in response to the Boston Tea Party. The acts were geared more towards the Massachusetts colony with the intent on punishing them.
1774
1774
March 18th 1774
Parliament wanted to punish Bostonians
To punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
To punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party.