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they probably didn't since they didn't have the right to speak and the Massachusetts government act was one of the intolerable acts so they had to pay the money lost on the tea before the law was repealed

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What is the coercieve acts?

The Coercive Acts were a series of four British laws imposed on the American colonies in 1774 in response to the Boston Tea Party. They sought to punish Massachusetts for the destruction of British tea and to assert British authority over the colonies. The Acts included the Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act.


Why was the stamp act different from the sugar act?

the sugar act is when the government taxes you on sweets like sugar and molassess. the stamp act is when the government taxes you on paper products.


What do the Boston port act administration act Massachusetts Government act Quartering act have in common?

The Boston Port Act, Administration of Justice Act, Massachusetts Government Act, and Quartering Act are all part of the Intolerable Acts passed by the British Parliament in 1774 in response to the Boston Tea Party. These laws aimed to punish Massachusetts and suppress colonial resistance by restricting trade, altering governance, and increasing British control. Collectively, they fueled colonial outrage and united the colonies against perceived tyranny, ultimately contributing to the American Revolution.


What was the Massachusetts government act?

it is about how the british pairlament was started.


How those the government act in the middle colonies?

they did not


Why was the Massachusetts government act important?

it is about how the british pairlament was started.


What does the Declaration of Independence say about the Massachusetts government act?

No not a word.


What was the start of government in the English colonies?

act of toleration


Which british law shut down the port of Boston forbid colonists from holding town meetings and allowed customs officials to be tried in Britain instead of the colonies?

Three different acts were passed to do those things. The Boston Port Bill closed the Boston port. The Massachusetts Government Act forbid town meetings in Massachusetts. Not the colonies, just Massachusetts. The Adminstration of Justice Act made official trials from just Massachusetts take place in Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada, not Britain.


What was the colonists reaction to the townshed acts?

The Massachusetts Government Act created even more outrage than the Port Act because it unilaterally altered the government of Massachusetts to bring it under control of the British government. Under the terms of the Government Act, almost all positions in the colonial government were to be appointed by the governor or the king. The act also severely limited the activities of town meetings in Massachusetts. Colonists outside Massachusetts feared that their governments could now also be changed by the legislative fiat of Parliament.


What were 4 intolerable acts?

Boston Port Act Massachusetts Government Act Administration of Justice Act Quartering Act Quebec Act


What was the start of the representative government in the English Colonies?

act of toleration