Intolerable acts

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Rape of the personification of Boston by the British, this British drawing was reproduced by Paul Revere and quickly spread to the colonies

Unbearable laws (English: Intolerable Acts , also Coercive Acts ) (English: "coercive" = coercive means) is a name for a five-part series of laws that came from the 13 American colonies and passed the British Parliament in 1774 due to the increasing unrest in the 13 American colonies Colonies, especially in Boston ( Massachusetts ), here as a punitive measure as a result of the Boston Tea Party . The introduction of these laws met with widespread opposition in the colonies and contributed to the outbreak of the War of Independence and the later formation of the United States .

The Intolerable Acts consisted of five parts:

  • The Boston Port Act closed the port of Boston to trade.
  • The Massachusetts Government Act banned urban gatherings and revoked the colony's charter.
  • The Impartial Administration of Justice Act removed all British officials from the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts courts.
  • The Quartering Act said that the colonists had to provide quarters for the British soldiers .
  • The Quebec Act struck large parts of the American hinterland of the predominantly French-speaking and Catholic colony of Québec.

Other colonies also found these laws intolerable and so gave Massachusetts support. The Virginia proposal that the colonies work together against the British government led to the first continental congress in September 1774 .

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