Thomas Gage was a British general who successfully commanded all British forces in North America, but failed to slow the rising colonial rebellion as military governor of Massachusetts at the outbreak of the American Revolution. Instead of putting an end to conflict, Gage’s policies rapidly increased it. Gage's actions were the most immediate causes of the Revolutionary War.
Resistance turned violent at the Boston Tea Party, where Gage was very influential in constructing Parliament’s retaliatory Intolerable (Coercive) Acts, by which the port of Boston was closed until the destroyed tea was paid for. He was largely responsible for the intrusive requirement of quartering British soldiers in private homes and of the Massachusetts Government
Resistance turned violent at the Boston Tea Party, where Gage was very influential in constructing Parliament’s retaliatory Intolerable (Coercive) Acts, by which the port of Boston was closed until the destroyed tea was paid for. He was largely responsible for the intrusive requirement of quartering British soldiers in private homes and of the Massachusetts Government