1774 Act of the British Parliament meant to punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party
United Kingdom legislation
Parliament of Great Britain
Long title
An act to discontinue, in such manner, and for such time as are therein mentioned, the landing and discharging, shipping of goods, wares, and merchandise, at the town, and within the harbour, of Boston, in the province of Massachusetts Bay, in North America.
Citation
14 Geo. 3. c. 19
Territorial extent
Province of Massachusetts Bay
Dates
Royal assent
March 31, 1774
Commencement
June 1, 1774
Other legislation
Repealed by
Prohibitory Act 1776
Relates to
Intolerable Acts
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted
The Boston Port Act, also called the Trade Act 1774,[1] was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain (14 Geo. 3. c. 19) which became law on March 31, 1774, and took effect on June 1, 1774.[2] It was one of five measures (variously called the Intolerable Acts, the Punitive Acts or the Coercive Acts) that were enacted during the spring of 1774 to punish Boston for the December 16, 1773, Boston Tea Party.[3]
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and prayer to take place on Wednesday, June 1, 1774, to protest the BostonPortAct, such that the people of Virginia would assemble for prayer led by...
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responded to the Boston Tea Party in 1774 with the Coercive Acts. The first of these acts was the BostonPortAct, which closed Boston's commerce until...
and prayer to take place on Wednesday, June 1, 1774, to protest the BostonPortAct. Thomas Jefferson found this to remarkably effecting, writing that...
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