They were written as a response to the Boston Tea Party, to punish the colonists for rebellious actions.
For the Boston Tea Party
The Intolerable Acts (so-called by the American patriots) were a series of laws passed by the British Parliament that were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party. They were called the Coercive Acts in Great Britain.
The laws put on the colonists in 1763 to punish them for the boston tea party were called "The Intolerable Acts."
the purpose was to punish colonist for throwing shiploads of tea into Boston harbor during the Boston tea party.
New laws dictated to Britain to punish the colonists for the Boston tea party
intolerable acts
They passed the Intolerbal Acts
Britain passed the Intolerable Acts in response to the Boston Tea Party, to punish the colonists and assert control over them. These laws were seen as harsh and oppressive by the colonists, as they restricted their rights and imposed penalties on Massachusetts in particular.
Britain passed the new laws because of the Boston tea party. They did this to punish the people of Boston for dumping tea in the ocean
The British closed down the port of Boston and they also sent troops that were quartered in the colonists homes. This was called the Intolerable Acts.
They were written as a response to the Boston Tea Party, to punish the colonists for rebellious actions.
To punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
The Intolerable Acts.
The Intolerable Acts were punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. The laws were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Tea Party protest in reaction to changes in taxation by the British Government. In Great Britain, these laws were referred to as the Coercive Acts.
For the Boston Tea Party
To punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party.