THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
BOSTON MASSACRE DECLARATORY TOWNSHEND ACTS
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Forced all Colonists to buy tea from the British East India Company which was heavily taxed making it much more expensive than tea sold by Colonial Merchants
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Laws passed by Parliament to punish Boston by closing the harbor and ending town hall meetings until the Colonists paid for the tea.
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Forced all Colonists to leave Boston who would not help pay for the stolen British East India Company tea
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Ended all taxes on tea
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Detailed explanation-1: -The four acts were the Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act.
Detailed explanation-2: -Four acts were enacted by Parliament in early 1774 in direct response to the Boston Tea Party of December 16, 1773: Boston Port, Massachusetts Government, Impartial Administration of Justice, and Quartering Acts.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -March 31, 1774: The Boston Port Act is passed. May 20, 1774: The Massachusetts Government Act and the Administration of Justice Act are passed. June 2, 1774: The Quartering Act is passed. June 22, 1774: The Quebec Act is passed.