What is the significance of the Intolerable Acts?
a. The Intolerable Acts closed the port of Boston and dismissed the Massachusetts legislature.
b. taken with the Quebec Act, the Intolerable Acts showed a lack of understanding of colonial interests.
c. The Intolerable Acts took away all civil rights from the citizens of Canada.
d. In passing the Intolerable Acts, Parliament shifted its focus from persuasion to punishment.
e. Parliament focused on specific issues rather than on the broader picture of colonial discontent.
Ans: d. In passing the Intolerable Acts, Parliament shifted its focus from persuasion to punishment.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).