Question

spread, colonists gathered to celebrate the bold act. yet no one spoke out against british rule itself. most colonists still saw themselves as loyal british citizens.
the intolerable acts
when news of the boston tea party reached london, king george iii realized that britain was losing control of the colonies. he declared, “we must either master them or totally leave them to themselves.”
in 1774 parliament responded by passing a series of laws called the coercive acts. coercive (co·uhr·sihv) describes actions meant to force someone to do something. these laws were meant to punish the colonists for resisting british authority. one coercive act applied to all the colonies. it forced the colonies to let british soldiers live among the colonists. massachusetts, though, received the harshest treatment.
one of the coercive acts banned town meetings in massachusetts. another closed boston harbor until the colonists paid for the ruined tea. this stopped most shipments of food and other supplies to the colony. parliament was trying to cut massachusetts off from the other colonies. instead, the coercive acts drew the colonies together. other colonies sent food and clothing to support boston.
following the coercive acts, parliament also passed the quebec act. this law created a government for canada and extended its territory south all the way to the ohio river. this action ignored the colonies’ claims to that region.
the colonists believed all of these new laws violated their rights as english citizens. they expressed their feelings about the laws by calling them the intolerable acts. intolerable means painful and unbearable.
progress check
summarizing list the effects of the coercive acts on the citizens of boston.
lesson 2 review
review vocabulary

1. explain the significance of the following terms:

a. rebellion b. propaganda
c. committee of correspondence
answer the guiding questions

1. sequencing list the events leading up to and following the boston massacre in the order that they occurred.

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1. analyzing how did samuel adam revere use propaganda to rally co the boston massacre?
2. explaining how did the british p colonists for the boston tea party
3. narrative write an account of massacre from the point of view o soldier involved in the event.

Explanation:

To answer the "Progress Check" question about the effects of the Coercive Acts on Boston citizens, we analyze the text:

1. One Coercive Act forced all colonies (including Boston's colony, Massachusetts) to house British soldiers.
2. For Massachusetts (Boston's colony), town meetings were banned.
3. Boston Harbor was closed until colonists paid for the ruined tea, which stopped most shipments of food and other supplies to the colony.
4. Paradoxically, the acts drew other colonies to support Boston with food and clothing.
5. Colonists felt the laws violated their rights as English citizens, leading them to call the laws the Intolerable Acts.

Answer:

• Forced Boston's colony (Massachusetts) to house British soldiers.
• Banned town meetings in Boston's colony.
• Closed Boston Harbor until colonists paid for the ruined tea, stopping most food and supply shipments.
• Drew other colonies to support Boston with food and clothing.
• Led colonists to feel their rights were violated, so they named the laws the Intolerable Acts.