Intolerable+Acts

= The Intolerable Acts  =

**The picture on the far left shows a common cartoon made by Benjamin Franklin after the Intolerable Act was passed. In the middle is King George who had been the king at the time of the acts and Revolutionary War. To the far right is a picture of the Boston harbor that was soon closed due to the passing of the Boston Port Act that was apart of the** **Intolerable Acts.** =   =
 * The Boston tea party which was when the colonists dumped tea over board into the harbor. Due to this, the British decide that they were going to enforce a new law, or tax on them. The British called this law the Coercive Act or Intolerable Act. This act stated different laws, taxes and rules. One way the Boston Harbor would be closed until the colonists payed back the money for the cost of the tea they destroyed. This act also stated that the colonist had to provide the British troops with a place in there homes to live. Another way say this is the British troops must be quartered. These act also Quebec act, this gave Catholics in Quebec religious freedom. Another affect of this act was the Massachusetts Bay Regulating Act, this banned all meeting that weren't approved by the English government.The administration of Justice Act was another part of the intolerable acts. This act stated that officials of the English government could not be tried in the colonies. The colonists called this the Intolerable Act. Which mean that they could not stand or bear it. Most people thought because of these laws a big war is going to happen between the British and the colonists, which it soon did. **