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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.

Question: Why did britain pass the laws
Self-contained rewrite: Why did britain pass the intolerable laws