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  2. Mar 29, 2024 · Intolerable Acts, (1774), in U.S. colonial history, four punitive measures enacted by the British Parliament in retaliation for acts of colonial defiance, together with the Quebec Act establishing a new administration for the territory ceded to Britain after the French and Indian War (1754–63).

  3. Explore the Timeline. 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. The four acts were the Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and ...

  4. The Intolerable Acts, sometimes referred to as the Insufferable Acts or Coercive Acts, were a series of five punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. The laws aimed to punish Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Tea Party protest of the Tea Act , a tax measure enacted by Parliament in May 1773.

  5. Sep 22, 2022 · In the 13 colonies, the Coercive Acts and the 1774 Quebec Act became known as the Intolerable Acts. The Quebec Act was a separate measure that claimed all territory between the Ohio and...

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  6. Oct 13, 2022 · The Intolerable Acts was the name given by Americans to five laws passed by Parliament in the spring of 1774. The purpose of the laws was to punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party, make an example of Massachusetts to the other colonies, and replace the Proclamation of 1763.

  7. Mar 19, 2020 · Rev War | Article. The Intolerable Acts. On the Path to Rebellion. March 19, 2020 • Updated November 28, 2023. Share to Google Classroom Added by 614 Educators. In 1774, Great Britain decided to use brute force to deal with the rebellious American colonies, particularly the colony of Massachusetts.

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