Intolerable Acts (AKA The Coercive Acts) (may 20, 1774 – jun 22, 1774)
Description:
4 ActsPunitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party.
The laws were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Tea Party protest in reaction to changes in taxation by the British Government. In Great Britain, these laws were referred to as the Coercive Acts.
1. Administration of Justice Act. Date Passed: May 20, 1774.
2. Massachusetts Government Act. Date Passed: May 20, 1774.
3. Quartering Act. Date Passed: June 2, 1774. ...
4. Quebec Act. Date Passed: June 22, 1774.
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Date:
may 20, 1774
jun 22, 1774
~ 1 months and 3 days