The Intolerable ActsKing George and Lord North were both enraged to find out about the Boston Tea Party. So, in 1774, Parliament passed a new series of laws, that the colonists called them the Intolerable Acts.
Parliament Punishes Massachusetts The first law in the Intolerable Acts closed the Boston Harbor until the ruined tea was paid for. The second law placed the government of Massachusetts under British control. The third law said that any British soldiers accused of murder would be tried in England instead of the colonies. And then finally, more British troops were sent to the colonies. |
The Colonies Begin to Unite Some of the other colonies tried to help Boston. In Virginia, lawmakers decided that if their was an attack on one of the colonies, it was an attack on all the colonies. The Virginians also held a meeting of delegates from all the colonies to find a peaceful solution to the resent conflicts.
The First Continental Congress In September 1774, 50 leaders from 12 different colonies met in Philadelphia. Everyone there were all different, weather they still considered themselves British or not, but one thing brought them all together- their love of liberty and hatred of tyranny. The delegates sent a letter to King George, urging the king to recognize their rights. They also called for a new boycott of British goods, until Parliament repealed the Intolerable Acts.
The Colonies From Militias In the colonies, Patriots appointed committees to enforce the boycott. But just in case the boycott didn't work, they organized militias, or Minutemen because they could be ready to fight in just 60 seconds. Thefts started to occur all over the colonies. In New Hampshire, 100 barrels of gunpowder and 16 cannons were stolen from a British fort. The Intolerable Acts were supposed to make the colonies to gie in, but instead brought the two sides to the brink of war.
The First Continental Congress In September 1774, 50 leaders from 12 different colonies met in Philadelphia. Everyone there were all different, weather they still considered themselves British or not, but one thing brought them all together- their love of liberty and hatred of tyranny. The delegates sent a letter to King George, urging the king to recognize their rights. They also called for a new boycott of British goods, until Parliament repealed the Intolerable Acts.
The Colonies From Militias In the colonies, Patriots appointed committees to enforce the boycott. But just in case the boycott didn't work, they organized militias, or Minutemen because they could be ready to fight in just 60 seconds. Thefts started to occur all over the colonies. In New Hampshire, 100 barrels of gunpowder and 16 cannons were stolen from a British fort. The Intolerable Acts were supposed to make the colonies to gie in, but instead brought the two sides to the brink of war.