Episode 042: The Coercive Acts

American Revolution Podcast

Michael Troy

History, Education

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2018

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

In response to the Boston Tea Party, Parliament gets tough by passing several acts designed to punish Massachusetts. The Boston Port Act closes Boston Harbor until the city compensates everyone for damages related to the destruction of tea. The Government Act gives power to the Crown appointed Governor to fill most government positions and bans town meetings to discuss issues. The Administration of Justice Acts takes away the colony's right to try soldiers or other officials for murder. The Quartering Act permits soldiers to take over colonial buildings for their use. Parliament also passes the Quebec Act, giving Canada control over all disputed lands in the Ohio Valley. Parliament hopes these laws will show the colonists that they cannot get away with flouting the authority of the King and Parliament. Colonists must accept Parliament's control or suffer serious economic and political consequences. Visit my site at https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com for more text, pictures, maps, and sources on this topic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.4	Hello. Hello and thank you for joining the American Revolution.
0:47.0	Today episode 42 the coercive acts of 1774.
0:53.2	Word of the destruction of T in Boston in December 1773
0:57.8	took several months to reach London.
1:00.5	Last week we looked at some of the initial reactions and after some debate the North Ministry proposed what will become collectively known as the coercive acts or the intolerable acts, a series of laws passed in 1774 that drove a deeper wedge
1:16.2	between Britain and her North American colonies. The first of these was the Boston
1:21.7	Port Act of 1774.
1:24.3	And I want to mention at the outset that if you're interested
1:27.0	reading the full text of any of these laws,
1:29.5	please visit the links on my blog,
1:32.3	Am rev Podcast. blog spot.com for links to all the original documents.
1:38.6	Now the Boston Port Act was a relatively until Boston had sufficiently reimbursed the East India Company for the destruction of its tea.
1:56.0	The only exceptions were for food needed by the people of Boston or for military supplies required by the British regulars.
2:04.0	Any ships claiming these exemptions would have to report for inspection at Marblehead
2:09.0	before entering Boston Harbor.
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