the real straws that broke the camels backs. The Coercive Acts, more commonly called the Intolerable Acts were in direct retalliation for all that had happened in Boston. They were:1)The Boston Port Act, closed the port to all shiping traffic as of June 1, 1774 until the tea that ws destroyed had been paid for.2)Thje Massachussetrs Government Act, altered the charter to greatly enhance the royal govenments powers, and limt the powers of governemntal bodies othern thatn Parliament.3)Adminsitration of Justice Act, any royal official accused of a capitol crime would be tried in a court in England4)The 1765 Quartering Act, permits militaryt commanders to lodge soldiers wherever ncessary5)The Quebec Act, confirmend the continuation of French civil Law, government form, and catholicisim for Quebec, and gave Quebec contro of dispuited lands throught the Ohio River Valley.The reason that these laws alarmed and affect more than just Massachussettes, was the fact that the colonists were forced to realize that if the crown could do this to the people of Massachussettes, they could do it to ANYONE....
