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who was involved in the intolerable acts of 1774
The Intolerable Acts were punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party held by the American Sons of Liberty.
How were the Intolerable Acts referred to in Great Britain
In Great Britain, these laws were referred to as the Coercive Acts.
Why did britain pass the intolerable laws
The laws were meant to punish Massachusetts for defiance in the Tea Party protest in reaction to changes in taxation by the British to the detriment of colonial goods.
How long were the intolerable laws in effect for
The Intolerable Acts were immediately protested. The American Revolutionary War broke out in April 1775, leading in July 1776 to the declaration of an independent United States of America.

Question: what was the main point of the laws
Self-contained rewrite: what was the main point of the intolerable acts