University of Groningen
American History: Essays: The Intolerable Acts
This resource gives a comprehensive account of the Intolerable Acts, why they were passed, colonists' reactions, and particulars surrounding the Massachusetts Government Act and other Coercive Acts with text links and references.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Intolerable Acts
Details explaining what the Intolerable Acts were, as well as providing the full text of each act passed by the British Parliament in 1774.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Intolerable Acts and the First Continental Congress
An overview of the American colonists response to the Intolerable Acts and how it began to unify the colonists.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Intolerable Acts
Find the response by the British Parliament to the dumping of tea into Boston Harbor. So many laws were enacted that the colonists lumped them together and called them the Intolerable Acts.
Digital History
Digital History:the Tea Party and Intolerable Acts [Pdf]
Read about the problems Great Britain was having with its restive American colonists who objected to taxation on their beloved tea. See how the Tea Act resulted in the Boston Tea Party and how British attemps to punish the colonists for...
OpenStax
Open Stax: The Destruction of the Tea and the Coercive Acts
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.
Other
Worchester Polytechnic Institute: The Intolerable or Coercive Acts
A brief listing and description of the Acts of the British Parliament that were to be known as the Coercive Acts by Parliament and the Intolerable Acts by the Colonists.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Administration of Justice Act of 1774
The complete original text of the British Parliament's Administration of Justice Act of 1774 to encourage enforcement of Royal Authority.
Other
The Age of George Iii: The Quebec Act, 1774
Detailed, informative site. Gives an overview of Lord North's decision to pass this act into law.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Intolerance
The 1920s was a time of intolerance and a return to nativism, a claim to return to American values, defined as those held by white, western European descendents. Read about the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan, restriction on immigration,...
Read Works
Read Works: Some Laws Are Intolerable
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the British Acts that lead to the Boston Tea Party and to the writing of the Declaration of Independence. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Outline of American History Coercive Acts
This essay provides information about the First Continental Congress which was called as a result of the passage of the Coercive Acts.
Other
North Carolina History Project: Port Act
Encyclopedia article about the the Port Act and the reaction of North Carolinians to it.
Other
The History Carper: The Quartering Act of 1774
This site provides the complete text of the second Quartering Act, passed by British Parliament in 1774.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The Coercive Acts
Overview of the series of restrictive and punitive measures imposed by British Parliament on the colonists in response to the Boston Tea Party.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Independence: Boston Tea Party and Other Acts of Rebellion [Pdf]
A lesson plan from the producers of the 16-episode PBS series "Freedom: A History of US" that helps learners understand why the American colonists objected to taxation without representation. Includes activities that investigate the acts...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Quartering Act of 1774
This site provides the full text of the Quartering Act passed by British Parliament in 1774.
The History Cat
The History Cat: Countdown to Revolution
Begins with a description of the British system of mercantilism that was imposed on the American colonies along with the taxes levied through the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act. The Americans complained that it was taxation without...
PublicBookshelf Corporation
The Boston Port Bill
Describes the passing and effects of the Boston Port Bill (also known as the Boston Port Act).
Other
A Web of Understanding: Ktunaxa Nation
The Ktunaxa Nation were the first group to inhabit the Kootenay area. With the coming of Europeans, they suffered enormous prejudice, even more so that immigrants from other lands. See original documents, news articles and photographs...
Other
The Road to Revolution
This is a site for a 14-day United States History unit on the events leading up to the American Revolution. The point of this unit is to help students form an understanding of events by using multiple primary accounts (teaching...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Where Can I Find That Book?
This lesson allows students to use current topics of study (e.g. the Stamp Act, the Boston Tea Party, the Intolerable Acts) to learn about the Library of Congress Classification System (LCC).
Digital History
Digital History: Affirmative Action and the Case of Allan Bakke [Pdf]
The history of affirmative action was interwoven with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Read about how the federal government under both President Kennedy and President Nixon attempted to open up jobs to...