Coercive acts
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The British Parliement passed the Coercive Acts in 1774 in order to punish Bostonians for the recent Boston Tea Party, and then in an attempt to control the rebellious colonists.
shut down the Massachusetts legislature, prevented colonists from suing royal officials, and closed the boston harbor. (all of the above) -apex
The Boston Harbor was closed, and laws known as the Coercive or Intolerable acts were put in.
The King got mad because of the Boston Tea Party and it was punishment.
The result of the harbor being closed is that the merchant ships were unable to bring their wares to Boston, and colonists who made their living by fishing the waters of the Atlantic were not longer able to ply their trade.
The act that prevented supplies from being shipped to Boston was called the Coercive Act. This act also closed down the Boston harbor.