Answer:
<u><em>a.) They were directed against all the colonies.</em></u>
Explanation:
Here's why A is the correct answer:
b. The Coercive Acts <em>were</em> also known as the Intolerable acts.
c. They <em>did</em> strengthen unity among the colonists.
d. They <em>did</em> lead to a colonial boycott of British goods.
e. They <em>were</em> the response to the Boston Tea Party by the British.
The slavery started when colonists needed help doing their farms and they started to get all kinds of slaves until they realized that African slaves were the best.