What acts passed in 1774 by Parliament resulted in the closing of Boston ports in response to the Boston Tea Party?

The Intolerable Acts, also known as the Coercive Acts, were a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 in response to the Boston Tea Party, an act of protest against British taxation that had escalated tensions between the colonies and the Crown. Among these acts, one of the most significant was the Boston Port Act, which specifically aimed to close the port of Boston until the tea that had been destroyed during the Boston Tea Party was paid for. This measure was intended to punish Massachusetts and deter other colonies from similar acts of rebellion.

The Intolerable Acts also included other legislation, such as the Massachusetts Government Act, which severely restricted self-governance, and the Quartering Act, which allowed British troops to be housed in colonial homes. These acts collectively galvanized colonial opposition and led to greater unity among the colonies, ultimately contributing to the outbreak of the American Revolution.

In contrast, the other acts mentioned serve different purposes: the Navigation Acts were primarily focused on regulating colonial trade, the Stamp Act was a direct tax on printed materials that had been repealed prior to the Intolerable Acts, and the Declaratory Act asserted Parliament's right to legislate for the colonies in all cases, which did not impose immediate