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 On the evening of December 16, 1773, a group of men calling themselves the "Sons of Liberty" went to the Boston Harbor. The men were dressed as Mohawk Indians.
They boarded three British ships and dumped forty-five tons of tea into the
Boston Harbor.

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 In response to the destruction of the tea, the British issued what the colonists called the Intolerable Acts.
 These acts were designed to punish the Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party.

 Passed on March 31, 1774
  prevented from setting anchor or docking anywhere in Boston Harbor until the colonists of Boston paid for the cost of the tea that was dumped into the harbor and damages done to houses of British officials during riots.
 Any ship caught in the Boston Harbor was subject to seizure of both cargo and ship.
 The value of the tea was estimated to be worth approximately $32,000 in 1773. Based on inflation, the amount would be around
$1,000,000 today.

 When Massachusetts was first chartered, a
 people of the colony. The Massachusetts
Government Act was passed to take away this independence and put the control back in the hands of the king.
 Passed on May 20, 1774
 It abolished the popularly elected council members and replaced them with a council of men appointed by the King.
 The Act also prohibited any town meetings unless specifically authorized by the governor.

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 Passed on May 20, 1774
 The Administration of Justice Act provided that
British officials accused of capital crimes (crimes punishable by the death penalty- murder and treason) in the execution their duties in suppressing riots or collecting lawful taxes in
Massachusetts could avoid hostile local juries.
The governor was authorized to decide that such cases be heard in England.

 Passed on June 2, 1774
  barracks and in public houses unless and until the number of troops overwhelmed the facilities, at which time, the troops could be housed in private commercial property, such as inns and stables, and in uninhabited homes and barns. The quartering would be without compensation and, in fact, owners would be required to provide soldiers with certain necessities such as food, liquor, salt, and bedding, also without compensation.
 In 1774, the old quartering act was supplemented with the Quartering Act of 1774. This act required colonists to house troops not only as previously required, but also in their private homes that they were living in.