Question

Why did Parliament decided to focus British military forces only on Massachusetts?

a.) because there were already 4,000 soldiers camped on Boston Common
b.) because subduing Massachusetts offered the best chance for a quick victory
c.) because of the belief that people from other colonies would not be willing to fight outside their own region
d.) because there seemed to be no need to punish other colonies for Massachusetts’s rebellion

Answer 1

c.) because of the belief that people from other colonies would not be willing to fight outside their own region

The Coercive Acts of 1774 were a series of Acts made by the Parliament in response to the Boston Tea Party, where the cargo of three ships was thrown into the ocean.

The acts included various forms of repression and punishment, such as the closing of the Boston's port, the restricting of democratic meetings, the obligation of quarter English official and lastly the immunity of British officials in Massachusetts.

The reasoning behind these acts was the hope that the other colonies would not follow Massachusetts, and so prevent a full-scale revolution, but instead, the other colonies responded with a demonstration of unity - providing supplies and generally giving aid to the population - that represents one of the first steps on the path that led to the American Revolution.