may 1, 1774 - The Intolerable Acts (1774)
Description:
-a.k.a Coercive Act-Passed by British Parliament in response to The Boston Tea Party
-Shut down port of Boston until it was cleaned up and the amount of tea lost was paid back
-Made colonists house and pay for British troops in colonies
-Forbade town meetings without approval
-Increased outrage in colonies
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Date:
may 1, 1774
Now
~ 251 years ago