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Who became governor of Massachusetts under the Coercive Acts A) Paul RevereB) Thomas GageC) Thomas JeffersonD) Patrick Henry

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The correct answer is B.

The Coercive Acts were designed to punish the inhabitants of Boston, Massachusetts for the incident that would become known as the Boston Tea Party.

As a consequence of this act, King George III appointed General Thomas Gage, commander of the British army in North America, as the new military governor of Massachusetts in May 1774.

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The correct answer is B) Thomas Gage

He was also one of the commanders of the British Army in the Revolution and after a few win/loss situations, was returned to Britain and replaced.
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