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	Port of Boston - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Port of Boston, centered on Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest seaport in Massachusetts as well as a major seaport along the United States east coast.
		After the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament passed the Boston Port Act which shut down the port until the East India Company was compensated for the damaged tea.
		However, the port faced a setback with the closure of the Charlestown Navy Yard in the 1974.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boston_Harbor (1198 words)

	The Boston Tea Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In 1774 the Boston Port Act was established to punish the people involved in the Boston Tea Party.
		The Boston Port Act was one of the measures that led to the calling of the first Continental Congress.
		The Boston Tea Party was one of the events that led to the American Revolution.
	www.coweta.k12.ga.us /arbor/kelly/colony/teaparty.htm (106 words)

	Unit Two: 1763-1783
		Stamp Act Congress, 1765: This was an assembly of delegates from nine of the original thirteen colonies in 1765 which was intended to protest the Stamp Act.
		Boston Massacre, 1770: British troops, (which were resumed in the city in 1770 in order to discourage opposition to the Townshend Acts), when hit by hecklers within the crowd, opened fire upon the innocent; five men were killed.
		The Boston Tea Party was the last straw leading to the passage of these harsh acts as measures against the colony of Massachusetts.
	www.course-notes.org /unitnotes/unit2.htm (7407 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Boston Port Act
		Boston Port Act, legislation passed by the British Parliament in March 1774, designed to punish the people of Boston for their destruction of tea in...
		Early in 1774 the colonies were angered by the passage of what were called the Intolerable Acts.
		Boston Harbor : artworks depicting Boston Harbor (pictures)
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Boston_Port_Act.html (114 words)

	Timeline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Revenue Act of 1767, also known as the Townshend Act, was passed.
		Justice Act and Quebec Act, which allowed accused royal officials to be tried in Britain instead of the colonies.
		Quebec Act, set up a new royal colony in Quebec with no colonial representation, and gave this new colony land from the Virginia, Massachusetts, and Connecticut colonies.
	www.georgiahistory.com /timeline.htm (385 words)

	intolerableacts
		The “Intolerable Acts” of 1774, known to the British as the Coercive Acts, were four exceedingly severe Acts passed in 1774 expressly to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
		The Act stipulated that the port could not be re-opened until the colonists had paid for the tea that had been destroyed in the Boston Tea Party.
		This Act also greatly extended the power of the crown-appointed governor: the governor could make and alter judicial appointments entirely at his own discretion; in addition, Boston town meetings could not be convened without the governor’s prior consent.
	www.theworldsgreatbooks.com /intolerableacts.htm (461 words)

	AMERICAN REVOLUTION TIMELINE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The acts, the Revenue Act taxes glass, lead,tea, paper, and painters' colors imported into the colonies and New York Restraining Act suspends the New York legislature until the colony supplies and houses the British soldiers stationed there under the provisions of the Quartering Act.
		The act provided that all officers of the laws be appointed by the governor and all town meetings be suspended without approval of the governor.
		It also provided that the port of Boston would remain closed until the tea that had been dumped at the Boston Tea Party was paid for.
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	Account of a Declaration: Gloss
		Boston massacre set a course that would lead the Royal Governor to evacuate the occupying army from Boston, and would soon bring the revolution to armed rebellion throughout the colonies.
		Established June 2, 1774, the Qartering Act of 1774 was similar in substance to the
		And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid that this act, and everything herein contained, shall continue and be in force in all His Majesty's dominions in North America, until March 24, 1776.
	www.leftjustified.com /leftjust/lib/sc/ht/decl/gls3.html (1522 words)

	History of Nova Scotia; Book.2; Part 2; Ch. 9. The Intolerable Acts (1774)"
		The quartering of troops in Boston or any other town of the colony was legalized and a new delimitation of the Canadian frontier was determined.
		5 The act provided that councilors6 should be chosen by the Crown and hold office "for and during the pleasure of his Majesty." More dreadful was the provision that all judges and the courts were to be under the control of the governor, viz., they could be hired and fired as he saw fit.
		The Committee of Correspondence ordered Boston carpenters not to help the troops construct barracks; no lumber was permitted to be brought into the city; and the merchants refused to sell the soldiers blankets, tools, or material of any kind.
	www.blupete.com /Hist/NovaScotiaBk2/Part2/Ch09.htm (2132 words)

	The Declaration of Rights and Grievances - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net
		The Boston Port Act closed the port of Boston to trade; the Massachusetts Government Act revoked the colony's charter and forbade town meetings; the Quartering Act required colonists to house British soldiers on demand; and the Impartial Administration of Justice Act removed British officials from the jurisdiction of Massachusetts courts.
		Also the three acts passed in the last session of parliament, for stopping the port and blocking up the harbor of Boston, for altering the charter and government of the Massachusetts bay, and that which is entitled "An Act for the better administration of Justice," andc.
		To these grievous acts and measures Americans cannot submit, but in hopes that their fellow subjects in Great Britain will, on a revision of them, restore us to that state in which both countries found happiness and prosperity, we have for the present only resolved to pursue the following peaceable measures: 1st.
	www.usconstitution.net /intol.html (955 words)

	Boston Port Act -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		British Parliament passed this act specifically to punish the rebellious behavior of the American colonists who participated in the Boston Tea Party.
		Boston town has served as a small port since the 13th century, when, as a member of the Hanseatic League, it traded in wool and wine.
		Since commerce was the lifeblood of Boston, this act inflicted hardships on all the townspeople—the innocent and the guilty alike.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9317846?tocId=9317846 (835 words)

	Coercive Acts
		An act for the impartial administration of justice in the cases of persons questioned for any acts done by them in the execution of the law, or for the suppression of riots and tumults, in the province of the Massachuset’s Bay, in New England.
		And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That this act, and every clause, provision, regulation, and thing, herein contained, shall commence and take effect upon the first day of June, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-four; and be, and continue in force, for and during the term of three years.
		And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That this act, and every thing herein contained, shall continue and be in force, in all his Majesty’s dominions in North America, until the twenty-fourth day of March, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-six.
	teachingamericanhistory.org /library/index.asp?documentprint=489 (274 words)

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		THE BOSTON PORT ACT March 31, 1774 An Act to discontinue, in such manner, and for such time as are therein mentioned, the landing and discarging, lading or shipping of goods, wares and merchandise, at the town and within the harbour, of Boston, in the province of Massachuset's Bay, in North America.
		WHEREAS dangerous commotions and insurrections have been fomented and raised in the town of Boston, in the province of Massachuset's Bay, in New England, by divers ill-affected persons, to the subversion of his Majesty's government, and to the utter destruction of the publick peace, and good order of the said town,.
		ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE ACT May 20, 1774 An act for the impartial administration of Justice in the cases of Persons Questioned for any acts done by them in the execution of the law, or for the suppression of riots and tumults, in the province of the Massachuset's Bay, in New England.
	www.ewtn.com /library/HOMELIBR/INTOLER.TXT (1619 words)

	US HISTORY-1771-1776
		The Quatering Act allowed the British to house their soldiers in the homes of the people of the colonies.
		Boston patriots sent William Dawes and his friend the engraver and silversmith Paul Revere.Their job was to warn the people in Concord.
		A prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a tyrant is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
	ushistory.freeservers.com /custom.html (2985 words)

	His131Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Boston Tea Party - In protest of the Tea Act, which would allow Britain to use the profits from selling tea to pay the salaries of royal governors, who had, until then, been dependent upon the colonial assemblies for their salaries, Boston patriots organized the Boston Tea Party.
		The Intolerable Acts were seen in the American colonies as the blueprints for a British plan to deny the Americans representative government and were the impetus for the convening of the First Continental Congress.
		Characterized by a series of acts that not only taxed the colonies, but also attempted to enforce collection, this "new" system stood in stark contrast to the "old" and raised fears in the colonies that if these actions were not opposed, even worse would follow.
	cfcc.net /dutch/His131GuideCh5-6.htm (5581 words)

	World Almanac for Kids
		INTOLERABLE ACTS, popular name given to a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in March 1774 as punitive measures against the colony of Massachusetts; also called Coercive Acts.
		The people of Massachusetts had defied various British policies they considered repressive; they had resisted the Stamp Act in 1765, and in March 1770 had openly shown their resentment of the quartering of British troops in Boston.
		The Boston Port Act closed the port of Boston to trade; the Massachusetts Government Act revoked the colony’s charter and forbade town meetings; the Quartering Act required the colonists to provide billets for British soldiers; and the Impartial Administration of Justice Act removed British officials from the jurisdiction of Massachusetts courts.
	www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/us_history/intolerable_acts.html (217 words)

	Chapter 4 American History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Boston Port act ordered Boston closed until town payed for t ea.
		Act altered Mass's old charter, stating that the governor's council would be appointed by the king, and town meeting could be held only twice each year, unless by express consent of governor.
		Arranged for support of Boston, action against the Intolerable Acts, and an intercolonial congress in Sept. Quebec Act established permanent govt.
	www.sta.cathedral.org /depts/history/cho/ch4a.html (2388 words)

	Intolerable Acts
		Boston Port Act, which closed the port of Boston until the price of the dumped tea was recovered, moved the capital of Massachusetts to Salem, and made Marblehead the official port of entry for the Massachusetts colony.
		The closing of Boston's port alone would cost the colony (and the American colonies as a whole) a ton of money.
		And the Quebec Act was a direct insult to Americans, who had been denied the same sorts of rights that the Quebec residents now got.
	www.socialstudiesforkids.com /wwww/us/intolerableactsdef.htm (343 words)

	SparkNotes: Thomas Jefferson: Political Tensions 1770-1775
		Reaction against the Tea Act was especially strong in Massachusetts, where a group of rebels led by Samuel Adams initiated a massive protest on December 16, 1773, when they destroyed ninety thousand pounds of East Indian tea by dumping it into Boston Harbor.
		Among these, one of the most objectionable was the Boston Port Act, which was to close down the port of Boston until further notice effective June 1, 1774.
		In the days leading up to the activation of the Boston Port Act, the House of Burgesses rallied once again to defend the rights of their fellow colonials in Massachusetts.
	www.sparknotes.com /biography/jefferson/section4.rhtml (1253 words)

	PmWiki \| LllamasDeeAnn / Review
		Townshed Acts- 1767, suspended NY assembly until they complied with the quartering act, put taxes on imported glass, lead, paint, paper, tea and set up a Board of Customs in Boston to cut down smuggling.
		Coercive Acts - 1774, Boston Port Act-closed port of Boston until city paid for lost tea, Act for Impartial Administration of Justice-government would transfer officials accused of crime to Britain for trial, Quartering Act-local authorities must provide housing for troops even in private homes, Massachusetts Government Act-all officials appointed rather than elected 51.
		Boston Tea Party - revolt caused by the new tea tax, Bostonians did not allow tea to be brought off ships, 45 men threw tea into the sea.
	falcon.tamucc.edu /~wiki/student/student.php/LllamasDeeAnn/Review (1336 words)

	Causes of The American Revolution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Quartering Act of 1765 was an act that allowed British troops to stay in any colonist's house as long as they needed.
		These acts are: the Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Administration of Justice Act, Quartering Act, and the Quebec Act.
		was an act that supervised the government in the Massachusetts Bay area in New England.
	www.promotega.org /msc30008/Causes.htm (582 words)

	Boston Port Act
		The Boston Port Bill was one of the Coercive Acts that Parliament passed in an effort to regain control of unruly Massachusetts in 1774.
		The measure closed the port facilities in Boston until the city saw fit to reimburse the East India Company for the cost of the tea destroyed in the Boston Tea Party, and paid for the damage caused to the customs offices during the unrest.
		Memorabilia related to Boston Port Act is at auction on eBay.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1241.html (164 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Boston Port Act forbids any trade ships from entering or leaving Boston harbor until the East Indian company is reimbursed for tea.
		The Government Act dissolved the Massachusetts Assembly and provided that all Massachusetts officials be appointed by the King or the royal governor.
		The act also limited the number of town meetings in the towns of the colony to one a year.
	www.pinzler.com /ushistory/timeline1.html (2289 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Boston Tea Party
		Boston Tea Party, incident on December 16, 1773, when a group of citizens in Boston, Massachusetts, dumped tea into Boston Harbor.
		As Patriots warned fellow colonists of the dangers of imperial domination, Lord North lent substance to their predictions.
		Boston Port Act, punishment for the Boston Tea Party
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Boston_Tea_Party.html (168 words)

	The Intolerable Acts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Intolerable Acts were four laws that the Colonists thought were very unfair and cruel.
		The Boston Port Act made the Boston Port close down until the colonists paid back Britain for the tea they threw over the ship.
		The third law was the Impartial Administration of Justice Act and it said that customs officers and British officials, who would be charged with a major crime such as murder, would go to court in England instead of America.
	www.msad54.k12.me.us /MSAD54Pages/SAMS/elmsite/Elmscolonialrevolution/theintolerableacts.htm (288 words)

	THE INTOLERABLE ACTS - AMBER'S JOHNNY TREMAIN WEBPAGES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Intolerable Acts was a popular name given to a set of laws passed by the British Parliament in March 1774.
		They had refused to obey the Stamp Act in 1765, and in March 1770 openly showed how much they resented the British troops in Boston.
		Administration of Justice Act which caused the British not to have to abide by the same laws as the colonists did.
	home.att.net /~aerankin/tremain/intolerable.html (152 words)

	Boston Tea Party Historical Society
		The Boston vandals even rowed boats into the harbor the morning after, and seeing where the tea still floated, beat it "with oars and paddles" to ensure its destruction.
		Since Boston had been the "ringleader in all riots" with regard to opposing British Acts, North began with the proposal of closing the Boston Harbor.
		In Farmingham, Connecticut, as in other towns, the Sons of Liberty held a rally in which one of their members read the Boston Port Act aloud then had the town's hangman set fire to it on a scaffold.
	www.boston-tea-party.org /essays/essay4.html (1412 words)

	Free-Essays.us - America's Road To Independence
		A year later the Stamp Act was repealed because of the violent acts that the Sons of Liberty committed, a violent liberal group.
		This event was named the Boston Tea Party (King, McRae, Zola 95) In March of 1774 the Intolerable acts were passed as a punishment to the colony of Massachusetts.
		The Boston Port Act closed the port to all trade until all of the destroyed tea was paid for.
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