Which 1774 act closed Boston Harbor and restricted Massachusetts' government in response to the Boston Tea Party?

Which 1774 act closed Boston Harbor and restricted Massachusetts' government in response to the Boston Tea Party?

• A. Quartering Act
• B. Stamp Act
• C. Sugar Act
• D. Intolerable Acts

Answer: (D)

These measures were a set of actions passed in 1774 to punish Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party and to tighten imperial control over the colonies. The Boston Harbor was closed until the tea debt was paid and order restored, hitting Massachusetts hard by crippling its economy and signaling that colonial rights could be overridden. At the same time, the Massachusetts Government Act moved more authority to royal officials, limiting self-government and tightening control over local governance and town meetings. Collectively these responses, known as the Intolerable Acts, aimed to punish Massachusetts but ended up driving broader colonial unity and setting the stage for united action against Britain.

These measures were a set of actions passed in 1774 to punish Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party and to tighten imperial control over the colonies. The Boston Harbor was closed until the tea debt was paid and order restored, hitting Massachusetts hard by crippling its economy and signaling that colonial rights could be overridden. At the same time, the Massachusetts Government Act moved more authority to royal officials, limiting self-government and tightening control over local governance and town meetings. Collectively these responses, known as the Intolerable Acts, aimed to punish Massachusetts but ended up driving broader colonial unity and setting the stage for united action against Britain.