The Intolerable Acts punish Boston
1774 · Event
Parliament's answer to the Tea Party: Boston's port closed until the tea is paid for, Massachusetts' charter gutted, royal officials tried in England, troops quartered in unoccupied buildings. Meant to isolate one colony, the 'Intolerable Acts' unite thirteen — the First Continental Congress meets within six months.
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