The Intolerable Acts       A:  What did the act do?      B:  How did the colonists respond?

A: The Intolerable Acts, also known as the Coercive Acts, were a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774, in response to the Boston Tea Party. These acts were designed to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance. The acts closed the port of Boston until the colonists paid for the destroyed tea, revoked Massachusetts' charter, allowed royal officials accused of crimes to be tried in Britain instead of the colonies, and required colonists to house British soldiers on demand.

B: The colonists responded to the Intolerable Acts with outrage and resistance. They viewed these acts as a direct threat to their rights and liberties. In response, they convened the First Continental Congress in September 1774, where 12 of the 13 colonies met to discuss their response. They agreed to boycott British goods and to stop exporting goods to Britain until the Intolerable Acts were repealed. This resistance eventually led to the American Revolutionary War.