SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND
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Question
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Parliament passed the Tea Act of 1773
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Parliament placed limits on the colonists’ right to call town meetings
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Parliament imposed new taxes on glass, paper, and paint
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Parliament outlawed the formation of colonial militias
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Coercive Acts of 1774, known as the Intolerable Acts in the American colonies, were a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Boston Port Bill closed Boston Harbor until restitution was made for the tea destroyed in the Boston Tea Party (1773). The Massachusetts Government Act replaced the elected local government in the colony with an appointed one and enhanced the powers of the military governor.
Detailed explanation-3: -In April 1774, the British Parliament passed the Coercive (or Intolerable) Acts, which punished Massachusetts for the Tea Party incident. The Acts not only took away home rule from Massachusetts, it forced all Americans to board British troops in unoccupied buildings.