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The Coercive Act: The Boston Tea Party
one was harmed or executed during this event. There was no engagement between the two sides either. This invasion or act was the first one ever to be an organized act upon the american colonists against the British. According to the Historic Tours of America, the only disguised invader out of hundreds to get caught and put to jail for the Boston Tea Party was Francis Akeley. After the Boston Tea Party the Boston Harbor was closed down. The british parliament adopted the Coercive Acts in 1774. The British were so angry and outraged about the destruction of the tea and other things that the american colonists had done that they adopted this act. The Coercive Acts were made to punish the American colonists for their destruction. There

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