Parliament now passes punitive legislation. It closes…
March 1774 CE
It closes Boston Harbor until the tea is paid for and revokes the Massachusetts Charter, taking upon themselves the right to directly appoint the Massachusetts Governor's Council.
Additionally, the royal governor is granted powers to undermine local democracy.
Further measures allow the extradition of officials for trial elsewhere in the Empire, if the governor feels that a fair trial cannot be secured locally.
The act's vague reimbursement policy for travel expenses leaves few with the ability to testify, and colonists argue that it will allow officials to harass them with impunity.
Further laws allow the governor to billet troops in private property without permission.
The colonists refer to the measures as the "Intolerable Acts", and they argue that both their constitutional rights and their natural rights are being violated, viewing the acts as a threat to all of America.
The acts are widely opposed, driving neutral parties into support of the Patriots and curtailing Loyalist sentiment.
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