1774 parliament passed a series of laws to punish the Massachusetts colony and to serve as a warning to other colonies. The British called them what?
Intolerable acts
The British called the series of laws passed by the Parliament in 1774 to punish the Massachusetts colony and serve as a warning to other colonies as the Coercive Acts. These acts were also known as the Intolerable Acts in the American colonies as they were seen as an intolerable infringement of their rights and liberties. The Coercive Acts were a response to the Boston Tea Party, which was a protest by the Sons of Liberty against the Tea Act, and resulted in the destruction of a large shipment of tea belonging to the British East India Company. The Coercive Acts closed the port of Boston until the tea was paid for, reduced the power of self-government in Massachusetts, and allowed British officials to be tried in other colonies or in England. The acts also provided for the quartering of British troops in private homes, which was seen as a violation of colonists’ property rights. The Coercive Acts had a significant impact on the growing tensions between Great Britain and the American colonies and helped to move the colonies towards a war for independence.
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