Why were the Intolerable Acts passed? A. to raise revenue for the British government. B. to declare that Parliament could levy taxes. C. to gain more control over the colonists. C. to decrease tension between colonists and Britain.

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27 June, 13:01

Why were the Intolerable Acts passed? A. to raise revenue for the British government. B. to declare that Parliament could levy taxes. C. to gain more control over the colonists. C. to decrease tension between colonists and Britain.

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Alberto Ortega · Answer 1

B.) to declare that Parliament could levy taxes

Makai Joyce · Answer 2

To declare that Parliament could levy taxes to gain more control over the colonists.

They were basically being punished for the Boston tea party. The British government already began taxing them to raise revenue in the 1760s after the seven years war and passing these acts definitely would not decrease tension, it increased.