dec 31, 1773 - Intolerable Acts of 1774
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There were 5 Intolerable Acts, the Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Administration Justice Act, Quartering Act and the Quebec Act.
The Boston Port Act was an act that closed the port of Boston. The port of Boston was to remain closed until the tea that had been destroyed at the Boston Tea Party had been paid for.
The Massachusetts Government Act was put into play to effectively suspend the right to self-government in the Massachusetts colony and revoke the colony's 1691 charter.
The Administration of Justice Act allowed the governor to send rebellious colonists for trial in other colonies or in Great Britain to be heard by a British judge. It was designed to punish the inhabitants of Boston, Massachusetts.
The Quartering Act was made to allow soldiers to board in occupied private homes and the family in that home was to support and supply for that soldier.
The Quebec Act was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain setting procedures of governance in the Province of Quebec.
(the picture attatched in designed to show the Boston Port Act)
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