The Intolerable Acts was the term invented by 19th century historians to refer to a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. read more
Intolerable Acts, also called Coercive Acts, (1774), in U.S. colonial history, four punitive measures enacted by the British Parliament in retaliation for acts of colonial defiance, together with the Quebec Act establishing a new administration for the territory ceded to Britain after the French and Indian War (1754–63). read more
The Intolerable Acts were a series of laws passed by Parliament in 1774, in response to the Boston Tea Party, that pushed the colonies towards rebellion. The Intolerable Acts were a series of laws passed by Parliament in 1774, in response to the Boston Tea Party, that pushed the colonies towards rebellion. read more