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Question 8 • *NBHS FL-2106010-M/J Civics A

Passage of which of the following acts increased tension between colonists and the British government in 1774?

Answer
A
the Townshend Acts
B
the Stamp Act
C
the Quartering Act
D
the Intolerable Acts

Explanation

The Intolerable Acts were passed by Parliament in 1774 to punish Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party. Their restrictions, including closing Boston Harbor and limiting colonial self-government, increased tensions between the colonists and the British government. The Townshend Acts, Stamp Act, and Quartering Act were passed earlier.

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