Question

Which of these events was NOT part of the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts?

A. Forcing the colonists to pay back the money for the tea
B. The closing of Boston Harbor
C. Extended the border of Quebec to the Ohio River Valley
D. Taxed all printed paper

Answer 1

The 'Taxing all printed paper' was not part of the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts, but rather a separate earlier grievance known as the Stamp Act. The Intolerable Acts included the closing of Boston Harbor, the Massachusetts Government Act, and laws for quartering British troops, amongst others.

Step-by-step explanation:

The event that was NOT part of the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts is 'Taxed all printed paper'. The Coercive Acts consisted of measures such as the closing of Boston Harbor, altering the Massachusetts government, imposing stricter control of town meetings, and the requirement for colonists to quarter British troops. The tax on all printed paper was an earlier grievance known as the Stamp Act of 1765, which was repealed in 1766 and not part of the Coercive Acts that were a response to the Boston Tea Party.

The actual Coercive Acts included:

• The Boston Port Act, which closed the port of Boston until restitution for the tea was made.
• The Massachusetts Government Act, which restructured the Massachusetts government and restricted town meetings.
• Legislation that allowed for the quartering of British troops by the colonists.

Additionally, the Quebec Act, which was passed around the same time, extended the borders of Quebec and granted freedoms to Catholics, was also considered one of the Intolerable Acts due to its effects on the Ohio River Valley, an area also desired by the American colonists.