Why did the colonists dislike the Intolerable Act?

Answer 1

The colonists was not happy with the introduction of new taxes. They increased British military and started the Boston Tea Party.

Answer 2

Rather than isolating Massachusetts, as Britain had planned, the Intolerable Acts brought the colonies together for the First Continental Congress. Eventually, they served as a catalyst for the colonists' revolt in the Revolutionary War.

Answer 3

Intolerable acts were a series of acts passed by British that worsened the colonial opinion of British. There were four major acts which are called intolerable acts. They were passed to ban town meetings in Massachusetts and altered the charter, close Boston port till the reimbursement of lost tea to British as a result of Boston Tea Party, declare that all British soldiers to be tried for crimes were to be arraigned in Britain and Royal governors could house British troops in houses owned by locals without prior permission from the owner.

Answer 4

The First Continental Congress wrote a letter to the king that demanded the official of theIntolerable Acts and declared that they have the right to tax and govern themselves.

Answer 5

The British sent troops to the colonies to enforce the laws.

Answer 6

the colonist didnt really react to this one but the act said that the trial of british officials would be moved to britain.