Question

select the correct answer.
why did the crown pass the so - called intolerable acts?
a. to raise revenue for the king
b. to increase trade with the colonies
c. to provoke a revolution in the colonies
d. to punish the colonists for their disobedience

Explanation:

The Intolerable Acts (also known as the Coercive Acts) were passed by the British Crown in 1774 as a punitive measure against the American colonists for their resistance, especially in the context of the Boston Tea Party. The acts aimed to punish the colonists for their disobedience.

Answer:

D. to punish the colonists for their disobedience