The Intolerable Acts
Passed by British Parliament in 1774 after Boston Tea Party
What is it?
- Meant to punish the Massachusetts Colonists for their defiance in throwing a large tea shipment into Boston Harbor
- Took away their self- government and historic rights, triggering outrage and resistance in the Thirteen Colonies
- Key development in the American Revolution in 1775
Reaction of the Colonists
- Colonists saw this as a violation of their constitutional and natural rights as well as their colonial charters.
- The saw the acts as threatening to the liberties of all British America.