Final answer:
The Intolerable/Coercive Acts of 1774 were British legislative measures including the Boston Port Act and Massachusetts Government Act, designed to punish the Massachusetts colony and suppress colonial resistance, which ultimately fostered unity among the American colonies.
Step-by-step explanation:
The Intolerable/Coercive Acts of 1774, were a series of measures imposed by the British Parliament in response to the Boston Tea Party to punish the Massachusetts colony. The acts included the Boston Port Act, which shut down Boston Harbor; the Massachusetts Government Act, which overhauled the local government; the Administration of Justice Act, which allowed royal officials to be tried in Britain or other colonies; and a new, more stringent Quartering Act. All these acts, along with the Quebec Act, which reshaped the governance and land holdings of Quebec, were seen as punitive by the American colonists and led to greater unity among the colonies, setting the stage for the American Revolution.
The Intolerable/Coercive Acts of 1774 include four measures designed to punish Massachusetts and were quickly referred to as the Intolerable Acts in America. These acts aimed to assert control over the colonies and resulted in increased unity among the colonists. The acts consisted of the Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quebec Act.