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The Intolerable Acts, also known as the Coercive Acts, were passed by the British Parliament in 1774 as a response to the Boston Tea Party.
Parliament wanted to punish Bostonians
The Coercive Acts (called the "Intolerable Acts" by the colonists) were imposed on the colonists in 1774, after the events of the Boston Tea Party. The Coercive Acts stated that:Boston Harbor would be closed until all the dumped tea was paid for by the colonists.Massachusetts was deprived of its self-government.British officials would be tried in England.A stronger Quartering Act was issued.Colonial assemblies were forbidden.
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