Question

Which statement best summarizes one cause of the Intolerable Acts?

A. The Boston Massacre required the British to send more troops to keep order in the city.
B. Parliament considered the meeting of the First Continental Congress to be an act of war.
C. Fearful that the colonies had begun organizing an army, British officials tried to limit their freedoms.
D. Angry about the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passed laws to punish and make an example of Massachusetts.

Answer 1

D

Step-by-step explanation:

The British Parliament was mad about the colonists dumping tea into the Boston Harbor, hence, passing the Intolerable Acts as an punishment to the colonists.