Intolerable Acts
Open your history book. The answer is there.
Open your history book. The answer is there.
Intolerable Acts
The colonists of Massachusetts were severely punished through the intolerable acts.
They Had Put Limits On The Colonists' rights to call town meetings
The British punished the colonists for their resistance and defiance, particularly following events like the Boston Tea Party, through a series of punitive measures known as the Coercive Acts (or Intolerable Acts) in 1774. These laws included closing Boston Harbor, revoking Massachusetts' charter, and allowing British troops to be quartered in colonists' homes. The intent was to assert control and quell dissent, but they ultimately fueled further anger and unity among the colonies, leading to increased calls for independence.
Massachusetts was punished for the Boston Tea Party primarily through the Intolerable Acts, which included measures such as closing Boston Harbor and revoking the Massachusetts Charter. However, it was not punished by being granted more self-governance or autonomy, which would have been contrary to the punitive measures enacted by the British government. Instead, the aim was to tighten control over the colony and suppress dissent.
Parliament, made a law which closed down Boston Harbor and put Massachusetts under British rule
the answer is because Boston would be punished and the parliament decided to close the port of Boston until the colonists paid for their tea . In which the colonists called parliments actions the Intolerable Acts.
The Red Coats or the British.
because they were getting punished for the Boston tea party.
The British closed the Port of Boston for a period of time, and increased taxes.