Boston Port Act
What was forbidden when the act came into place?
Exports to other foreign ports or provinces.
What ability did the new royal governor gain from the act?
The ability to choose judges and county sheriffs.
What did the act want to do?
Increase the power of the governor.
Who did this act apply to and was it the only one to apply to this person?
All of the colonies and Yes.
Is this apart of the main 4?
No.
What were the only imports allowed?
Provisions for the British Army and necessary goods.
Did the governor need council approval to choose judges and county sherrifs?
Yes.
How did the act increase the governors power?
Giving them the power to move a trial to another colony or great britain.
What did this act allow?
High-Ranking Officials to demand better accommodations for troops.
What did this act extend?
The borders of the Province of Quebec southward.
What were some examples of necessary goods?
Fuel and Wheat.
How many times a year does the act restrict town meetings to?
Once a year.
What had to be determined for the trial to be moved?
That a indifferent trial cannot be had in said province.
Was the inability to effectively house troops a long standing issue?
Yes.
What did the act grant?
Free exercise of the religion of The Church of Rome.
What did the east India company want to be paid back for?
The destroyed tea.
Who now appointed the Massachusetts Council?
The Royal Crown.
What did the act eliminate?
A fair trial by ones peers.
Why was Troops being billeted far away a problem?
Who was the Church of Rome territory home to?
A large french Catholic majority.
What would happen if the company was not paid back?
The harbor would be shut down indefinitely.
Who can County Sheriffs now appoint?
Jurors.
How long was the established judicial principal removed by this act put under law?
Since Magna Carta.
Where could troops be housed?
Uninhabited Houses, Outhouses, Barn, Etc
What French Civil Law did the act exclude?
Trial by Jury.