Everett

The Intolerable Acts

By: Everett

After the "Boston Tea Party", England passed brutal laws that the colonist called the "The Intolerable Acts." The worst one of all was when the British closed The Boston Harbor and said that it would stay that way until the payed for all of the tea that was wasted during The Boston Tea Party. In effect of this intolerable act, colonist thought that Boston was going to starve because of lack of food that would have been brought in through the ships coming in and out of The Boston Harbor. Through empathy, many of the colonies pitch in and donated food, clothing and money to keep the city going. Another loss because of the harbor being closed was loss in commerce because Boston was no longer part of the coastal trade route. Many jobs were lost dew to trade between Boston, New York and other major coastal cities was no longer available.