The Intolerable Acts

      The Intolerable Acts were a series of harsh laws intended to punish the people of Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party. The acts were to discourage other colonies from opposing British rule. (The King wanted to show the colonists who was boss.)  Instead, they had the opposite affect. The Intolerable Acts united the colonies against Britain. Patriot leaders began to call for a meeting, or a colonial congress, to discuss the issues. Each of the colonies began to elect members to attend the congress.  The First Continental Congress followed shortly after.