How did the Intolerable Acts—meant to punish Massachusetts for defying Great Britain—show that the British government did not respect the rights of the colonists to rule themselves?
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Responses
They began forcing American colonists to drink tea instead of coffee.
They began forcing American colonists to drink tea instead of coffee.
They prevented American colonists from publishing newspapers or printing money.
They prevented American colonists from publishing newspapers or printing money.
They replaced a civilian government with a military dictatorship.
They replaced a civilian government with a military dictatorship.
They forced all colonists to attend town meetings.
The correct response is: They prevented American colonists from publishing newspapers or printing money.
The correct response is:
They replaced a civilian government with a military dictatorship.
The Intolerable Acts, also known as the Coercive Acts, were a series of laws imposed by the British government on the American colonies, particularly Massachusetts, as a response to their defiance of British authority. One of the acts involved the replacement of the civilian government in Massachusetts with a military dictatorship. This action clearly showed that the British government did not respect the rights of the colonists to rule themselves, as they imposed their own rule by force and stripped the colonists of their ability to govern themselves.