-The British Passed the Intolerable Acts as a Direct Reaction

question 36

Multiple Choice

-The British passed the Intolerable Acts as a direct reaction to .

• A) American boycotts of tea and other imported goods
• B) colonial participation in the Boston Tea Party
• C) the mob violence associated with the tar-and-feathering of tax collectors
• D) punish colonists for settling west of the Appalachians

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