boston tea party prompted the passage of the intolerable acts by parliament.
what prompted the passage of the intolerable acts by parliament?
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the intolerable acts were punitive 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 to the detriment of colonial goods. in great britain, these laws were referred to as the coercive acts.





























the acts took away self-governance and historic rights of massachusetts, triggering outrage and resistance in the thirteen colonies. they were key developments in the outbreak of the american revolutionary war in april 1775.
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great britain hoped that the intolerable acts would isolate radicals in massachusetts and cause american colonists to concede the authority of parliament over their elected assemblies. it was a calculated risk that backfired, however, because the harshness of some of the acts made it difficult for moderates in the colonies to speak in favor of parliament. the acts promoted sympathy for massachusetts and encouraged colonists from the otherwise diverse colonies to form committees of correspondence which sent delegates to the first continental congress. the continental congress created the continental association, an agreement to boycott british goods. additionally, it was decided that if the coercive acts were not reversed after a year, goods were to stop being exported to great britain as well. the congress also pledged to support massachusetts in case of attack, which meant that all of the colonies would become involved when the american revolutionary war began at lexington and concord.
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