The colonists held the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia, PA. 12 colonies had delegates there, and Gallaway's Plan of Union was introduced. The colonists declared the Coercive Acts unconstitutional, and called for a complete Boston trade boycott. They also approved local preparation for armed resistance against the British.They agreed to meet in 6 months if the Acts were not repealed. It was at this time that Patrick Henry gave his famed speech to the Virginia legislature saying, "Give me liberty or give me death!"
The Intolerable Acts
It represented an attempt to unify colonies and colonists against the Coercive Acts.
coercive acts
In Great Britain, these laws were referred to as the Coercive Acts and seen by the colonists as one of the Intolerable Acts.
The colonists called the Coercive Acts the "Intolerable Acts" because they viewed the laws as oppressive and unfair. The acts were seen as a violation of their rights and liberties, including the closing of the port of Boston and the imposition of martial law. The colonists believed that these acts were intolerable and not to be accepted.
The Intolerable Acts
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The Intolerable Acts
They called them the Intolerable acts
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It represented an attempt to unify colonies and colonists against the Coercive Acts.
the colonists nicknamed the coersive acts the intolerable acts..
Britain enacted Coercive Acts on the Massachusetts colonists as a punishment for throwing a large shipment of tea into Boston harbor. The colonists referred to the laws as Intolerable Acts.