In retaliation for the Boston Tea Party, the British passed laws to punish the colonists, including increasing taxes. What effect did these measures have on colonists?

The British punitive laws, known as the Intolerable Acts, increased colonial anger and helped bring the colonies together in opposition to British rule. They did not prompt the Boston Massacre, which had happened in 1770, before the Boston Tea Party. The best choice is that the measures united the colonists in their calls for independence from Britain.

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