The answer is In Great Britain, these laws were referred to as the Coercive Acts. The acts took away self-governance and rights that Massachusetts had enjoyed since its founding, triggering outrage and indignation in the Thirteen Colonies. They were key developments in the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War in April 1775.
Slaves and peasants were dying quickly and vastly caused a high loss of work for the upperclass civilians... the peasants could go on "stike". They were able to demand more turning the system on its head.
