USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why did the British create the Intolerable Acts?
A
To punish the Bostonians for the Boston Tea Party
B
To force loyalists to tolerate the patriots
C
To reward the people of Boston for throwing such an awesome party
D
To for the patriots to tolerate the loyalists
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -But despite the lack of violence, the Boston Tea Party didn’t go unanswered by King George III and British Parliament. In retribution, they passed the Coercive Acts (later known as the Intolerable Acts) which: closed Boston Harbor until the tea lost in the Boston Tea Party was paid for.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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. Many felt that this punishment was unfair because it punished all the citizens of Boston for a crime that only a few committed.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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