The Coercive Acts, also known as the Intolerable Acts, were implemented by the British Parliament in 1774 to punish the American colonies, particularly Massachusetts, for the Boston Tea Party and other acts of resistance against British authority. Their primary purpose was to restore order and assert British control by closing Boston Harbor, altering the Massachusetts charter, and allowing royal officials to be tried in Britain for crimes committed in the colonies. These measures aimed to discourage further dissent but instead galvanized colonial opposition and unity against British rule, ultimately contributing to the American Revolutionary War.
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.
why did the coercive act fail
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts
intolerable acts were the name.
The purpose of the coercive acts were what British thought to be the punishement for the colonists having the Boston Tea Party. They were a series of acts. If you Google them you will find a list of them, somewhere, and their definitions.
The Intolerable Acts
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.
why did the coercive act fail
The Port of Boston was the port that was closed as a result of the Coercive Acts. British Parliament issued the Coercive Acts after the Boston Tea Party in 1774.
Intolerable Acts
The Coercive Acts
The American Colonists renamed the Coercive Acts to the Intolerable Acts because they found them so unbearable.
The Boston Massacre took place in 1770 while the Coercive acts took place in 1774 4 years later.
The Intolerable Acts
intolerable acts
The Intolerable Acts