Question

Based on the passage, why did the British pass the Coercive Acts and the Quebec Act?

А
They wanted to punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party.
B
They wanted to protect Boston Harbor from foreign powers.
С
They wanted to promote democracy in Massachusetts.
D
They wanted to establish religious freedom in Quebec.

Answer 1

"British Parliament adopts the Coercive Acts in response to the Boston Tea Party. Upset by the Boston Tea Party and other blatant acts of destruction of British property by American colonists, the British Parliament enacts the Coercive Acts, to the outrage of American Patriots, on March 28, 1774. "

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