Question

Why did Parliament pass the Coercive Acts?

(1 point)
Responses

to take power away from the colonial governor
to take power away from the colonial governor

to withdraw all British forces from Boston
to withdraw all British forces from Boston

to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party
to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party

to blockade all colonial seaports
to blockade all colonial seaports

Answer 1

To punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party.

(Parliament passed the Coercive/Intolerable Acts in 1774 to punish Massachusetts and reassert British authority, e.g., closing Boston Harbor and restricting self-government.)