The Intolerable Acts

What was the main reason the British Navy blocked the Boston Harbor?

• To prevent trade and hurt the colonists economically

• To protect the harbor from foreign invasion

• To stop illegal immigration

• To prevent the spread of disease

Who had to approve the meetings of the Massachusetts legislature according to the Intolerable Acts?

• British General Thomas Gage

• The Royal Governor

• The British Parliament

• Samuel Adams

What did the Intolerable Acts require colonists to do for British soldiers?

• House and feed them

• Provide them with weapons

• Train them for battle

• Pay them a salary

The Committee of Correspondence was set up by Samuel Adams in which year?

• 1764

• 1774

• 1770

• 1776

The British Parliament hoped the Intolerable Acts would isolate which colonies?

• New England colonies

• Southern colonies

• Middle colonies

• All American colonies

The Intolerable Acts were a response to which event?

• Boston Tea Party

• Boston Massacre

• Declaration of Independence

• First Continental Congress

The British wanted the tea paid for and would keep the harbor blocked until they had made the money back for that ___.