The Intolerable Acts, sometimes referred to as the Insufferable Acts or Coercive Acts, were a series of five punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party.

Dec 5, 2025 · Intolerable Acts, four punitive measures enacted by Britain in 1774 against the American colonies. They included the Boston Port Bill, which closed Boston Harbor, and the …

The Coercive Acts of 1774, known as the Intolerable Acts in the American colonies, were a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for …

Oct 13, 2022 · The Intolerable Acts were passed in response to the Boston Tea Party and ongoing opposition to British laws governing the colonies. British leaders thought they would …

Nov 30, 2023 · The Intolerable Acts, also known as the Coercive Acts, were five laws passed by the Parliament of Great Britain in 1774 to punish the Thirteen Colonies of British North …

King George III spoke these fateful words in September of 1774. Tensions had been growing between Britain and its American colonies. The Coercive Acts, known to the colonists as the …

Although the British made no connection between the Coercive Acts and the Quebec Act, they were seen on the American mainland as malicious deed and collectively called the Intolerable …

The Intolerable Acts, also known as the Coercive Acts, were a series of controversial laws passed in the Thirteen Colonies in America by the British parliament. In this guide, we’ve explained …

The Intolerable Acts didn’t start the American Revolution, but they convinced many that compromise was no longer possible. The laws were not just harsh—they were humiliating. For …

The Intolerable Acts or Coercive Acts were a series of four laws enacted by Parliament in 1774. The acts were punishment for the Boston Tea Party and growing colonial resistance to British …