From a chapter on "Imperial Reforms and Colonial Protests," this section describes the socio-political environment in the colonies in the early 1770s, explains the purpose of the Tea Act of 1773, and takes a look at the Coercive Acts.

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committees of correspondence, intolerable acts, openstax: the destruction of the tea and the coercive acts, tea act (1773)

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)