mar 31, 1774 - The Intolerable Acts Early 1774
Description:
-to punish Massachusetts-closed off Boston Harbor to trade except for essentials
-declared it would remain closed until all the tea is paid for
-tighten English control over the Massachusetts gov't.
-convinced many colonists that their days of semi-autonomy were over
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Date:
mar 31, 1774
Now
~ 251 years ago