Parliament's Intent in Passing the Coercive Acts Was to

question 13

Multiple Choice

Parliament's intent in passing the Coercive Acts was to

• A) do away with the right of a trial by jury in the American colonies.
• B) punish Boston and the colony of Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.
• C) dissolve self-government in the British colonies in North America.
• D) make the Catholic Church the established church in the American colonies.

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