The Crown passed the Intolerable Acts as to punish the colonists for their disobedience
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In the year 1773 the British Parliament had enacted The Intolerable Acts as a penal action against the colonial insubordination after the incident of Boston Tea Party. This was a protest to resist the British Imperialism in U.S. and was majorly concentrated in Boston and Massachusetts.
The protest was staged to oppose the burden of taxes on tea by the Crown. The protest was carried out by entering the ship which was carrying the tea for East India Company and throwing the shipped containers of tea into the Boston Sea port.
The largest fear was the position on the slave issue. The pro and anti slavery advocates feared that the addition of California to the Union could cause a senate majority on the other side. The territory was left without a formal government after a debate within the senate and failed the amendments about the addition of California.
The colonists were angry because they did not have representation in the British Parliament. So the correct answer would be "C".
It helps them improve commerce
Transporting goods over long distances", since this was far easier and cheaper than transporting goods over land.
