Stamp Act History Project

A package of five laws with the first four being passed as Britain’s response to the Boston Tea Party Protest. The Boston Port Act closed the port of Boston until the East India Tea company was repaid for the destroyed tea. Massachusetts Government Act severely restricted the authority of colonial assemblies, banned committees of correspondence and gave governors to appoint most of the officials. Administration of Justice Act - limited the ability for colonial courts to try British officials. The Quartering Act of 1774 like the previous Quartering law mandated colonies to house British soldiers, but this time gave the governor rather than the assembly the authority to do so. Finally, the Quebec act enlarge the boundaries of the Province of Quebec and passed reforms favorable to the catholic French majority to boost their loyalty in the face of growing resistance in the New England colonies. Unfortunately for Britain, Intolerable acts only made the situation worse by uniting the colonies in their protests to join the First Continental Congress, agree on boycotting British goods and pledging support to Massachusetts in case of attack which actually followed shortly and became the first Revolution battle of Lexington and Concord.