USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In response to colonial resistance to British rule during the winter of 1773–74, Parliament was determined to reassert its authority in America and passed four acts that were known as the Coercive Acts in Britain but were labeled the Intolerable Acts by the colonists.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1774 Parliament passed four acts that they described as the Coercive Acts but quickly became known in America as the Intolerable Acts because they perceived as being so cruel and severe. Lithograph of “The Destruction of Tea at Boston Harbor” by Nathaniel Currier published in 1846.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Intolerable Acts were five laws that were passed by the British Parliament against the American Colonies in 1774. How did they get their name? They were given the name “Intolerable Acts” by American Patriots who felt they simply could not “tolerate” such unfair laws.

Detailed explanation-4: -The fact that their rights had been trampled over led the colonists to name the Coercive Acts the Intolerable Acts. Hope this helped!