When were The Intolerable Acts passed what was their purpose?

The Intolerable Acts were passed by the British Parliament in 1774 in response to the Boston Tea Party and growing colonial unrest. Their purpose was to punish the Massachusetts colonists for defying British authority and to restore order by closing Boston Harbor, altering the Massachusetts charter, and allowing British troops to be quartered in private homes. These measures aimed to reassert British control over the colonies but ultimately fueled colonial resistance and unity against British rule.