The Intolerable Acts

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The Intolerable Acts, also known as the Coercive Acts, were a series of punitive laws enacted by the British Parliament in 1774 in response to the Boston Tea Party. They aimed to suppress colonial dissent and included measures such as closing Boston Harbor, revoking Massachusetts' charter, and allowing royal officials to be tried in Britain for crimes committed in the colonies. These acts united the colonies against British rule, ultimately contributing to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War. The term "intolerable" reflects the colonists' view that these measures were oppressive and unjust.

One of the Coercive Acts of 1774, the Boston Port Act, closed Boston Harbor until the East India Company could be compensated for its cargo lost in the Boston Tea Party (1873).

However, of greater impact was that the Massachusetts Government Act placed all appointments to positions in the colonial government in the hands of the colonial governor or the king.

Many patriots viewed the Intolerable Acts (known as the Coercive Acts in the United Kingdom) as unjustified and infuriating punishments. They believed that they had done no wrong in protesting Parliament's taxes. Though in reality very few colonists supported the Boston Tea Party (most thought of it as a degrading extremist act and Benjamin Franklin stressed that the tea should be repaid in full), they believed it was unfair of the British Crown to punish the whole of Massachusetts for the acts of a minority group.

In contrast, the British government thought the Acts were more than justified due to the "appalling event" of having over £90,000 (about USD $1,529,052 today) of British tea dumped into the water. Parliament believed the colonists were clearly in the wrong and should reimburse the loss.

The Intolerable Acts took place in the Spring of 1774.

because they were getting punished for the Boston tea party.

Boston, Massachussetts

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Parliament passed it because they were upset because of the Boston Tea Party.
The Boston Tea Party

The Intolerable Acts made the American colonists so angry because of the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and taxes. The British would make their own materials with stamps that on it that approves that it is from the British(they could only buy items from the British). Then the Tea Act in1773. The law allowed British merchants to sell tea in the colonies for less money than anyone else. Many colonists saw this as an attempt by the British government to force other tea merchants out of busness. Once the other tea sellers were shut down, the British would raise the prices on their own tea. To the colonists, this was unacceptable. The British government put tax on everything!

The main effect of the Intolerable Acts was that it had divided the colonies against each other.

The were an attempt by the British to punish the American colonists for the Boston Tea Party.

Why were the intolerable acts harsher than previous laws?

The Intolerable Acts made the American colonists so angry because of the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and taxes. The British would make their own materials with stamps that on it that approves that it is from the British(they could only buy items from the British). Then the Tea Act in1773. The law allowed British merchants to sell tea in the colonies for less money than anyone else. Many colonists saw this as an attempt by the British government to force other tea merchants out of busness. Once the other tea sellers were shut down, the British would raise the prices on their own tea. To the colonists, this was unacceptable. The British government put tax on everything!

The closing of Boston's port alone would cost the colony (and the American colonies as a whole) a ton of money. The Regulating Act was aimed at curtailing revolutionary activities. The Quartering Act angered colonists who didn't want soldiers (especially Redcoats) in their houses. And the Quebec Act was a direct insult to Americans, who had been denied the same sorts of rights that the Quebec residents now got.

The colonists held the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia, PA. 12 colonies had delegates there, and Gallaway's Plan of Union was introduced. The colonists declared the Coercive Acts unconstitutional, and called for a complete Boston trade boycott. They also approved local preparation for armed resistance against the British.They agreed to meet in 6 months if the Acts were not repealed. It was at this time that Patrick Henry gave his famed speech to the Virginia legislature saying, "Give me liberty or give me death!"

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The Coercive Acts were made specifically to punish Boston.

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In order to strengthen their power over the rebellious colonists in Massachusetts following the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament passed a series of acts known as the Coercive Acts. They were passed in 1774, and angry Americans referred to them not as the Coercive Acts, but as the Intolerable Acts.

Yes; the Intolerable Acts (a series of punitive laws) were aimed at punishing Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party.

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