The Boston port bill closed the port of Boston. one of the colonies major cities, to all commerce.
Intolerable Acts
The Boston Port Bill- Because of the dumped tea the parliament got angry and decided to enforce this act. The Boston Port ( where the tea was spilled by the "indians") was closed and british soldiers surrounded it
1774
the boston port bill.
The king shut the Boston port from trade and ships.
The Boston Port Act was an effort on the part of the British to collect money from the colonists to pay for the tea that had been destroyed during the Boston Tea Party. The colonists felt it was unfair to make everyone pay for something that most of them didn't participate in.
The Boston Port Act took place in Boston,Massachusetts(MA)
Henry Bernard Hamlin has written: 'American reaction to the Boston Port Bill'
The Intolerable Acts, also known as the Coercive Acts, were passed because King George III wanted to punish Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party. the four acts were the Quartering act, the Boston port act, the Massachutts act, Quebec Acts, and the Administration act.
Was to close the port until the tea had been destoryed at the Boston Tea Party.
The Boston Port Act failed because it was considered by many to be unfair. It closed Boston Port to all ships, no matter what business the ship had. The Port Act punished all of Boston instead of just the individuals who had destroyed the tea