The Intolerable Acts were passed by Parliament to punish:
A) Williamsburg and the Virginia House of Burgesses.
B) Philadelphia and the other Atlantic ports that restricted imports.
C) Ben Franklin and other popular colonial leaders.
D) Boston and the colony of Massachusetts.
Answer: D
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a) U.S. Constitution b) Navigation Acts c) Electoral College d) Northwest Ordinance
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