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Intolerable Acts of 1774  

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  • Also referred to as the Coercive Acts, the Intolerable Acts of 1774, enacted under King George III, were crucial in the process of America gaining independence from Britain. The four acts represented a punitive response from the British to the events of the Boston Tea Party. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Intolerable Acts of 1774]

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