Boston Tea Act

Intolerable Acts

• The Intolerable Acts were made to punish Massachusetts for the tea act  
• The first law closed the Boston Harbor until the ruined tea was payed for 
• The second law placed Massachusetts government under British's control
• The third law British soldiers blamed of murder would be tried in England
• The final law more troops were sent to Boston to force the new laws 

punishment

• The British would punish tax collectors by tarring them and feathering them
• The British would force who did not agree to the tea act to drink tea