This Day In History
On May 20, 1774, the British Parliament passed the Coercive Acts, also known as the Intolerable Acts. The acts stripped away Massachusetts self-government and rights, triggering outrage and resistance in the Thirteen Colonies.
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1774-03-28 Intolerable Acts
This Day In History
On March 28, 1774, the British Parliament enacts the Coercive Acts. This is response to the Boston Tea Party and other acts of destruction of British property by colonists. The colonist refer to these laws as the Intolerable Acts.
