After the Boston Tea Party, King George forced Parliament to act on the rioting. Parliament then passed the Intolerable Act of 1774. The Intolerable Acts were a series of different acts that were to punish the colonists (Intolerable Acts, 2015). One of the acts closed the port of Boston (Intolerable Acts, 2015). Another act made repealed the Massachusetts Charter of Massachusetts Bay, and gave its governor more power (Intolerable Acts, 2015). The Intolerable acts angered colonists more than they already were. The king made it difficult to overcome these problems because he was very corrupt and money stricken.The abused power of the king led to a separation between the colonists. Colonists that stayed loyal to the king were known as loyalists because they agreed with what the king said and enacted. The colonists who went against the king were known as patriots because they stayed true to their nation and fought for their independence. The kings unfair ways caused colonists to be angry and want to
After the Boston Tea Party, King George forced Parliament to act on the rioting. Parliament then passed the Intolerable Act of 1774. The Intolerable Acts were a series of different acts that were to punish the colonists (Intolerable Acts, 2015). One of the acts closed the port of Boston (Intolerable Acts, 2015). Another act made repealed the Massachusetts Charter of Massachusetts Bay, and gave its governor more power (Intolerable Acts, 2015). The Intolerable acts angered colonists more than they already were. The king made it difficult to overcome these problems because he was very corrupt and money stricken.The abused power of the king led to a separation between the colonists. Colonists that stayed loyal to the king were known as loyalists because they agreed with what the king said and enacted. The colonists who went against the king were known as patriots because they stayed true to their nation and fought for their independence. The kings unfair ways caused colonists to be angry and want to