How the Intolerable Acts Effect America today
Since the beginning of the human existence, the drive to obtain what people need to survive was an essential part of the process of human nature. It is common to act upon something people disapprove of as they always want what is best for themselves. The chain reaction of actions leading to the coercive acts affecting people of the colonies, which then leads to the climax; The Boston Massacre and the War of 1812. This would be one of the most crucial conflicts in U.S history as it would liberate those who opposed the British crown, resulting in a future for America; the country we live in today. They were harsh actions that were made to keep the colonists in check. The Coercive Acts did not
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Lots of the acts that were passed upset many of the colonists. The Stamp Act was passed in March of 1765. It made people pay for stamps or anything that seals documents and papers. It increased revenue by taxing supplies as in newspapers and much more. Although many people were upset about this passed act, parliament thought it was a fair tax. The tax wasn’t why the colonists were furious. The fact that they were being taxed without permission or consent was what got them off the edge. The people were tired of being pushed away and paid no attention to, which lead them to violence. Sometime in March, the stamp act was repealed (McGill Par. 6-10). The people said no to importing goods, this forced the English to revoke the legislation later on. The Declaratory Act of 1766, gave the right to England to make laws and tax the people in the future. The declaratory act said that the government had the right to take power over the colonies at any cost("Maritime History"). Which they wanted to torture the colonist with more taxes. They …show more content…
6-10). The Quebec Act was one act that demolished all land and fur trade anywhere between the Ohio and Mississippi rivers ("Intolerable Acts"). This Act maintained native affairs and put the land between the two rivers under control of the government. More land was also stretched out south and west of the Hudson Bay and the Great Lakes. It also allowed freedom of religious worship to catholic people living in Canada, even letting them to continue the judicial system (“British Parliament”). The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica state, “The act eventually became important to French Canadians as the basis of their religious and legal rights “(Par. 4). There were four acts established by the British parliament to bring back order in Massachusetts and discipline the people of Boston their part in the Boston tea party. Further on in time, the Boston Port Act closed down all trade in Boston. Further on in time, the Boston Port Act closed down all trade in Boston. The Boston Port act shut down the Boston Port until the people of Boston pay for the damages brought by the Boston tea party. The Massachusetts Government Act was to limit meetings and the governments council was then an body of people that established and is one of the Intolerable Acts that lead to a disagreement in the colonies and to the making of the Declaration of Rights and