. The Coercive Acts, which quickly became known in the colonies as the Intolerable Acts, consisted of four separate legislative measures:
The Boston Port Billfined Boston for the tea destroyed in the Boston Tea Party and closed the harbor until the fines were paid.
The Government Billrewrote the Massachusetts colony’s charter granting broadly expanded powers to the royal governor.
The Administration of Justice Actauthorized the governor to send indicted government officials to other colonies or to London for trial.
The Quartering Act, which applied to all of the North American colonies, was designed to provide shelter for the British troops, allowing them to be housed in private buildings.
