Intolerable Acts By mtsperber22 1767 Townhends act Taxes to help get out of debt. Period: 1770 to 1774 Coercive acts Series of laws passed to punish the colonists. 1774 Stamp Act increased taxes on paper products. 1774 Tea Act Punishment for tea party. 1775 Quartering Acts allowed British soldiers to stay at people's houses and take their resources.