The Intolerable Acts

Essential Unit Question

How did the American Revolution
and the Constitution help shape

the United States, and what
challenges did the new nation

face in creating a lasting

government?

Essential Question

How did the Intolerable Acts increase
the tension between Great Britain and
the American colonies?

Road to Revolution

●By 1775, the relationship between
Great Britain and the American
colonies was tense.

●After the Boston Tea Party,
Britain passed a series of laws
that angered the colonists.

●The laws, along with a series of
events, led to the Revolution.

Open Ended

What do you REMEMBER about the Intolerable Acts? Think back to our reading on the Boston Tea Party.

Intolerable Acts: 1774

●Meant to punish Boston for the
Boston Tea Party.

●The acts:

○Closed Boston Harbor=widespread
unemployment.

○Restricted self-government in Ma.

○Protected British Soldiers from Colonial
justice

○Quartering Acts= colonists house and
feed British Soldiers. Applied to ALL
colonies.

Multiple Choice

How many "laws" were part of the Intolerable Acts

• 3

• 5

• 4

• 7

Colonial Response

●Increased support for the idea of
independence.

●Led to the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia in 1774

○12 Colonies attended.

○Decided to boycott British goods

○Petitioned King George III for repeal of
intolerable acts.

Draw

What colony is the city of Philadelphia in? Circle it.

Open Ended

Make a prediction. How do you think King George III responded to the First Continental Congress's demands?

Tensions Rise

●King George III rejected the petition
from the First Continental Congress
and prepared to use force to
maintain control

●Colonists began to stockpile
weapons and form militias

●British General Thomas Gage
ordered troops to seize colonial
weapons…

To be continued...

Summary

How did the Intolerable Acts contribute
to the growing tension between Great
Britain and the American colonies?

The intolerable acts contributed to the
tension because…