Boston Port Act Dbq
Boston Port Act
O. The Boston Port Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 31st, 1774. The person who was in charge of the British Parliament at the time, was King George III, who is upset about the Boston Tea Party occurring prior to The Boston Port Act. This document is a primary source, specifically, one of the parts of the Intolerable Acts, used to punish the colonists for their acts of disobedience toward the British Parliament.
P. The Boston Port Act is, as stated in the first paragraph, “An act to discontinue, in such manner, and for such time as are therein mentioned, the landing and discharging, lading or shipping, of goods, wares and merchandise, at the town, and within the harbor, of Boston, in the province of Massachusetts Bay, in North America.” The Boston Port Act closed the Boston Harbor until the tea that was dumped into the harbor was paid for. This act was the punishment for The Sons of Liberty dumping 340 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor, this upset the parliament, so they imposed The Boston Port Act to make up for all the money that they lost. The King did want people to see this document, since the punishment affected the whole Massachusetts Bay colony, he wanted to get the colonists back for their actions. The Boston Port Act became one of the Intolerable Acts, and the Intolerable Acts were the worst acts imposed to the colonists. The British thought the Intolerable Acts would scare the …show more content…
This document is very valuable to historians, because it allows them to see the hardship the colonists went through when they had to deal with the acts imposed by the British. Since the Boston Port Act was a key cause of the Revolutionary War, it allows historians to see why the colonists were angry at the parliament and why they wanted to become independent from Britain. Historians might use this document to express the history of America and the 13 colonies, and to emphasize the effect the Boston Port Act put on the Massachusetts
O. The Boston Port Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 31st, 1774. The person who was in charge of the British Parliament at the time, was King George III, who is upset about the Boston Tea Party occurring prior to The Boston Port Act. This document is a primary source, specifically, one of the parts of the Intolerable Acts, used to punish the colonists for their acts of disobedience toward the British Parliament.
P. The Boston Port Act is, as stated in the first paragraph, “An act to discontinue, in such manner, and for such time as are therein mentioned, the landing and discharging, lading or shipping, of goods, wares and merchandise, at the town, and within the harbor, of Boston, in the province of Massachusetts Bay, in North America.” The Boston Port Act closed the Boston Harbor until the tea that was dumped into the harbor was paid for. This act was the punishment for The Sons of Liberty dumping 340 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor, this upset the parliament, so they imposed The Boston Port Act to make up for all the money that they lost. The King did want people to see this document, since the punishment affected the whole Massachusetts Bay colony, he wanted to get the colonists back for their actions. The Boston Port Act became one of the Intolerable Acts, and the Intolerable Acts were the worst acts imposed to the colonists. The British thought the Intolerable Acts would scare the …show more content…
This document is very valuable to historians, because it allows them to see the hardship the colonists went through when they had to deal with the acts imposed by the British. Since the Boston Port Act was a key cause of the Revolutionary War, it allows historians to see why the colonists were angry at the parliament and why they wanted to become independent from Britain. Historians might use this document to express the history of America and the 13 colonies, and to emphasize the effect the Boston Port Act put on the Massachusetts