What is Intolerable Acts?
The '''Intolerable Acts''' Is an alternate name for the Coercive Acts, a set of laws passed by the [[Parliament of Great Britain]] in 1774. The British Parliament passed these [[law]]s in part to punish the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]] for the [[Boston Tea Party]]. * One of the laws closed [[Boston]] Harbor until the colonists paid for the destroyed tea. * The [[Quartering Acts]] allowed Britain to house troops wherever it wanted. All of the [[Thirteen Colonies]] were required to follow this rule, not just [[Massachusetts]]. * The Administration of Justice Act allowed the trials of accused royal officials to take place in [[Great Britain]] if the Governor decided that the defendant could not get a fair trial in Massachusetts. * The Quebec Act gave the [[Ohio]] country to [[Canada]]. These laws were so harsh that the colonists called them the Intolerable Acts. Other colonies offered Massachusetts their support. They sent supplies to Boston. The Committees of Correspondence also called for a meeting of all colonies in order to decide what to do about their problems with Britain. This led to the [[Continental Congress]]. ==Other websites== * *[http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/q74.htm Text of the Quartering Act] *[http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Canada/English/PreConfederation/qa_1774.html Text of the Quebec Act] [[Category:1774]] [[Category:Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain]] [[Category:1770s in the United States]] [[Category:1770s in Great Britain]]