How were the colonists punished for Boston Tea Party?
1 Answer
Dec 22, 2015
Britain shut down Boston Harbor.
Explanation:
The port of Boston was closed until all 340 boxes of tea were paid for. In today's dollars it is estimated that amounted to over $1 million.
The colonists, however, expected as much. The tea party happened as a protest of what were called the "intolerable acts." These were a group of laws intended to limit the ability of Bostonians, and others, to disobey English law. Elected governors were replaced by British military governors. High court judges were replaced by British military judges, and so forth.
