Questions and Answers
What was the main purpose of the Impartial Administration of Justice Act?
What was the main reason behind the English passing the Intolerable Acts in 1774?
Which Act closed Boston Harbor until the tea lost during the Boston Tea Party was paid for?
What was the ultimate goal of the American colonists after the Intolerable Acts were passed?
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What was the name of the event in 1773 where American colonists boarded an English ship and threw its cargo into the ocean?
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What was the significance of the Quebec Act?
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How long had England owned the strip of land in America before the Intolerable Acts?
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What was the main purpose of the Quartering Act, one of the Intolerable Acts?
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Where did the Founding Fathers meet in 1774 to begin their plan for independence?
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What was the initial reaction of the English to the Boston Tea Party?
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Study Notes
The Thirteen Colonies
- The Thirteen Colonies of America were a strip of land owned and controlled by England, spread across the Atlantic coast.
- The colonies were beginning to think about breaking away from England.
The Boston Tea Party
- In 1773, American colonists boarded an English ship and threw all of its cargo (tea) into the ocean.
- This event was a major act of defiance against the English and became known as the Boston Tea Party.
The Intolerable Acts
- Passed in 1774, the Intolerable Acts were a series of five laws meant to prevent the Americans from gaining independence.
- The five laws were:
- The Quartering Act: English soldiers could stay in colonial buildings and homes at the colonists' expense.
- The Impartial Administration of Justice Act: English officials accused of crimes in the colonies could stand trial in England.
- Massachusetts Government Act: royal governors and the king would appoint all government officers.
- Quebec Act: granted religious freedom to Canadians and awarded some of the colonial territory to the Province of Quebec.
- Boston Port Act: closed the Boston port until the tea lost during the Boston Tea Party was paid for.
- The Intolerable Acts closed down Boston Harbor, made trials in the colonies difficult, and allowed English soldiers to invade colonists' homes.
- The American colonists were outraged and refused to follow the new laws, which is why they were called 'intolerable.'
The Road to Independence
- After the Intolerable Acts, the American colonists were ready to gain their independence.
- In 1774, the Founding Fathers (George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams) met at the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia to begin their plan for independence.
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Learn about the background of the Intolerable Acts and how it affected the relationship between the British government and the Thirteen Colonies in America.
