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How did the Intolerable acts punish the people of Boston

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The act closed the port of Boston to all ships until the colonists paid for the tea they dumped into the harbor

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The Boston Port Act was the first Intolerable Act passed. It was direct punishment to the city of Boston for the Boston Tea Party. The act closed the port of Boston to all ships until the colonists paid for the tea they dumped into the harbor. ... Many of the other American colonies sent supplies to Boston.

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