SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND
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Parliament shut down the port of Boston.
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Parliament passed the Tea Act.
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British soldiers were housed in colonists’ homes.
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British officials could not be tried in Massachusetts.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The British called their responsive measures to the Boston Tea Party the Coercive Acts. Boston Harbor was closed to trade until the owners of the tea were compensated. Only food and firewood were permitted into the port. Town meetings were banned, and the authority of the royal governor was increased.
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.
Detailed explanation-4: -The British passed these acts as punishment for the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Port Act was the first Intolerable Act passed. It was direct punishment to the city of Boston for the Boston Tea Party. The act closed the port of Boston to all ships until the colonists paid for the tea they dumped into the harbor.