1 янв 1774 г. - 1774 - Aftermath, Retribution & The Intolerable Acts

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1774 - Retribution: the Boston Tea Party Aftermath
To retaliate for the Boston Tea Party, the British pass what the Colonists quickly dub “The Intolerable Acts.”

These laws ban all unapproved town meetings in Massachusetts, close the Port of Boston until the Colonists reimburse the cost of the dumped tea, declare Salem rather than Boston to be the capital of Massachusetts, and most insulting, allow British troops to move into Massachusetts houses or buildings without the permission of the owner.

Designed to break the spirit of the colonists and financially punish the unruly Bostonians, the Intolerable Acts instead inflame revolutionary fervor to an incendiary pitch.

However, to the colonists' glee, the Boston Tea Party does cause the hasty departure of one "guest": Thomas Hutchinson is replaced by General Thomas Gage as British Governor of Massachusetts.