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This was enacted May 20th, 1774. The Massachusetts colony's elected leader was replaced by an appointed leader. The new leader forbid town meetings and other activities. The colonists started meeting in secret more often, and the Britain military leader was enforcing more and more restrictions on them. -
This bill was passed the same day as the Massachusetts Government Act. (May 20th, 1774). It allowed the British officials to get away with capital offenses by going back to England or going to a new colony for trial. This made the colonists mad because the British officials were able to abuse the power that they had over the colonies. -
This bill was enacted June 1st, 1774, after the Boston Tea Party the officials were enraged. This lead them to close the Massachusetts harbor until the colonists learned to respect them. -
The quartering act was passed June 2nd, 1774. This law made it so that governors have the right to allow troops to stay in unoccupied buildings. These soldiers could even stay in the houses of the locals. This enraged the colonists because they had to share their living quarters and food. The British government was able to now listen in on the colonist's household discussions. -
The Quebec Act was passed June 22nd, 1774. It removed the territory between the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, to make sure that the colonists had no control over the area. They then gave the fur trade and territory to the province of Quebec. This upset the colonists, because it was limiting the power that the colonies had over the America. The British didn't want the colonists to gain any more power, to prevent a revolution.