The Boston Port Act
True or False
This act authorized the Royal Navy to blockade Boston Harbor because property of The kings subjects cannot be safely carried through the harbor
True
What was the act aiming to remove?
Mob rule
What did the Quartering act require colonies do?
They made them provide housing, food ,and supplies for British soldiers.
They started to block the harbor on
June 1 1774
Town meetings were limited to how many times a year?
Once
What happened after the French and Indian war
Britain had a large debt and decided to keep troops in america and protect colonist.
only imports allowed were
provisions for the British Army and necessary goods, such as fuel and wheat
Why was this act concerning to the colonists beyond Massachusetts?
Colonists feared that if Britain could cancel the authority of one colony, they could do the same to any other, effectively ending self-government across America.
what did the Colonist believed about their rights
They believed that they had the to right control their property
what would happen if they refused to pay
the would block the harbor forever
How did the Massachusetts Government Act change the colony's governance?
It limited the power of the Massachusetts legislature and gave the royal governor new authority to nominate judges and sheriffs.
When did the Quartering Act happen and expired
1765 -1770
who were the East India Company
Owners of destroyed tea
What were the key ways the Massachusetts Government Act dismantled the colony's self-government and transferred power to royally arranged officials?
The Massachusetts Government Act took away the colony's self-government by canceling its authority, replacing the elected council with one arranged by the king, transferring judicial power to the royally arranged governor, and severely restricting the number of town meetings.
why did the Quartering Act happen
Britain's financial had difficulties after the costly French and Indian war