In response to the Boston Tea Party in 1773, Parliament enacted the Coercive Acts, also known as the Intolerable Acts, in 1774. These laws were designed to punish Massachusetts for the tea protest and included measures such as closing Boston Harbor until the tea was paid for, revoking the Massachusetts Charter, and allowing royal officials to be tried in Britain for crimes committed in the colonies. The acts further escalated tensions between Britain and the American colonies, ultimately contributing to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War.
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