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Colonial Resistance

Question 7 • MHS-US History A CR

How did Parliament respond to the protests against the Tea Act?

Answer
A
It banned the sale of tea.
B
It repealed the Tea Act.
C
It raised the tea tax.
D
It passed the Intolerable Acts.

Explanation

After the Boston Tea Party and other protests against the Tea Act, Parliament responded by passing the Coercive Acts, which colonists called the Intolerable Acts. These measures punished Massachusetts and tightened British control rather than repealing the Tea Act or raising its tax.

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