Exploring the Boston Tea Party - 06/13/25

Boston Tea Party aftermath

King George III was furious and pushed for tighter control over the colonies

Coercive Acts

1774 British laws meant to punish Boston for the Tea Party

Colonists' name for the laws

The Intolerable Acts

Boston Harbor

Closed by the British until colonists paid for the destroyed tea

Town meetings

Banned under the Coercive Acts to stop colonists from planning protests

Quartering

Colonists were forced to give food, shelter, and clothing to British soldiers

British confidence

Britain had the best military and believed the colonies wouldn’t fight back

Quebec Act

Gave land west of the Appalachian Mountains to Canada (Quebec)

Why the Quebec Act angered colonists

The land was previously claimed by Massachusetts

Purpose of the laws

To punish and control colonists after the Boston Tea Party

Effect on colonists

Increased anger and pushed the colonies closer to starting a revolution