Complex sentence: It was meant to punish the colonists for all the money that was wasted when the tea was thrown in the harbor.This acts took away Massachusetts self-government and historic rights, triggering outrage and resistance in the Thirteen Colonies.
Split into simpler sentences: It was meant to punish the colonists for all the money that was wasted when the tea was thrown in the harbor. The acts took away Massachusetts self-government and historic rights, triggering outrage and resistance in the Thirteen Colonies.