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Which act closed Boston Harbor and placed the government of Massachusetts under British control?
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In 1774, there were two separate acts that closed Boston Harbor and that placed the government of Massachusetts under British control. These were two of the five Restraining Acts that were known alternately by the British as the Coercive Acts and by the American colonists as the Intolerable Acts.1
The Boston Port Act was introduced on March 18, 1774, and passed on June 1, 1774, to compel Boston to reimburse the East India Company for the tea that was destroyed during the Boston Tea Party.1, 2 The Massachusetts Government Act was passed on May 20, 1774, to punish Massachusetts for its "errant behavior," by limiting its self government.3
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∙ 9y agoThe act that closed the Boston Harbor was the Boston Tea Party. This act was a revolt by the Americans against the British for taxes in 1773.
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∙ 12y agoThe Boston Port Act, it said that the Colonists could not trade until the damage done to the tea from the Boston Tea Party was paid for.
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∙ 11y agothe Intolerable Acts
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∙ 11y agointolerable acts
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Who was responsible for the closing of Boston Harbor?
The British Government was responible for closing Boston Harbor.
What was the name for laws that banned town meetings?
The Massachusetts Government Act which was one of the Intolerable Acts passed by the British in response to the Boston Tea Party.
What message did the Boston Tea Party send to the British government?
They told the British government that,"Boston Harbour is a teapot tonight."it is because they didnt wanna pay there taxes the british were charging them.
Who threw tea into the Boston harbor?
The son's of liberty threw the bags of tea into the Boston Harbor.
Did any areas change form british control to spanish control?
Boston
How did the British government respond to the tea party?
The British responded to the Boston Tea Party by making the Intolerable Acts which closed the Boston Ports and destroyed the Massachusetts government.
What are the 3 laws of King George III Coercive Acts in 1774?
Boston Port Act: Closed the port of Boston until the East India Company was reimbursed for destroyed tea. Massachusetts Government Act: Reduced the power of the Massachusetts colonial government and increased control by the British Crown. Administration of Justice Act: Allowed British officials to be tried in England, not the colonies, for crimes committed while enforcing British laws.
Through the Intolerable Acts the British Parliament closed which port?
Boston, Massachusetts
What was the direct and immediate effect of the Boston tea party?
.The British soldiers were housed by colonists . Massachusetts was put under control of Thomas Gage (a British general). The port of Boston was closed down and no colonists could import or export
Did the coercive act say that only native Americans can live on lands west of the Appalachian mount ion?
No. They were British acts that were passed before the revolution. The British were unconcerned about native Americans. The act was to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party and limited government in the colonies. It was for control.
Who bombed Boston Massachusetts?
The government thinks muslim people bombed Boston.
Who was responsible for the closing of Boston Harbor?
The British Government was responible for closing Boston Harbor.
Where did sam Adams live?
Now:Quincy,Massachusetts Then:Braintree,Massachusetts
What was the name for laws that banned town meetings?
The Massachusetts Government Act which was one of the Intolerable Acts passed by the British in response to the Boston Tea Party.
What is the coercieve acts?
The Coercive Acts were a series of four British laws imposed on the American colonies in 1774 in response to the Boston Tea Party. They sought to punish Massachusetts for the destruction of British tea and to assert British authority over the colonies. The Acts included the Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act.
In 1773 raid on british ships in Massachusetts?
boston tea party
Who punished Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party?
The Red Coats or the British.
