Question

How did Parliament respond to the protests against the Tea Act? It banned the sale of tea. It repealed the Tea Act. It raised the tea tax. It passed the Intolerable Acts.

Answer 1

Answer:

They passed the Intolerable Acts.

Answer 2

Answer:

Parliament responded to the protests against the Tea Act by passing the Intolerable Acts.

Explanation:

The Intolerable Acts was the name given to the laws issued in 1774 by the British Parliament due to continued discontent in the Thirteen Colonies, particularly in Boston after turbulent incidents such as the Tea Party. These acts accelerated the processes that culminated in the War of Independence of the United States and the formation of the First Continental Congress.

The acts had different consequences. The Massachusetts Government Act undid representative government and also decreed that political posts in colonial government were elected by Great Britain. The Administration of Justice Act authorized the Governor of Massachusetts the right to transfer any judgment to Great Britain and authorized coercive actions to give witnesses to the case. The Boston Port Act closed the Port of Boston until it was paid for damages for the Tea Party in Boston, though it was never done. The Quartering Act declared that the British troops not only had to lodge in commercial and empty buildings, but also in private houses.

The Intolerable Acts were also a determining factor for the convening of the First Continental Congress and the Declaration of Rights and Grievances. The Continental Congress rejected the Intolerable Acts when creating the Continental Association. The aim was to boycott British goods and if that failed to force Parliament to remove the tax records, then it would stop exporting to Britain.