No, if anything it brought more colonial unity. The severity of the Coercive acts (Intolerable Acts) brought a realisation upon the colonial leaders that the only way that they would be able to gain their freedom, was to unite and work together to defeat Britain.
The Coercive Acts resulted in the closing of port of Boston, forced the colonists to house and feed British troops, and forbid public meetings unless sanctioned by the governor.
Parliament passed four acts in 1774 aimed specifically at what was seen as the hotbed of rebellion, Boston.
why did the coercive act fail
An unexpected result of the Coercive Acts was the increased support for Massachusetts and its resistance to the authority of England. The Coercive Acts were originally meant to subdue disobedience.
Intolerable Acts
The Coercive Acts resulted in the closing of port of Boston, forced the colonists to house and feed British troops, and forbid public meetings unless sanctioned by the governor.
The Coercive Acts resulted in the closing of port of Boston, forced the colonists to house and feed British troops, and forbid public meetings unless sanctioned by the governor.
First Continental Congress
Parliament passed four acts in 1774 aimed specifically at what was seen as the hotbed of rebellion, Boston.
The Coercive Acts resulted in the closing of port of Boston, forced the colonists to house and feed British troops, and forbid public meetings unless sanctioned by the governor.
There was the sugar act, molasses act, townshend acts, coercive aka intolerable acts, tea act, and the stamp act.
The Intolerable Acts
Colonial boycotts of British goods.
why did the coercive act fail
An unexpected result of the Coercive Acts was the increased support for Massachusetts and its resistance to the authority of England. The Coercive Acts were originally meant to subdue disobedience.
The Coercive Acts were the laws that banned town meetings in Massachusetts.
Intolerable Acts