Boston Port Act & Massachusetts Goverment Act

The Boston  Port  Act  The Boston port act is an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which became law on March 30, 1774, and is one of the measures  that were designed to secure Great Britain's over the American dominions. A response to the Boston Tea Party, it outlawed the use of the Port of Boston for "landing and discharging, loading or shipping, of goods, wares, and merchandise.

This act closed the harbor until all the tea that was ruined was paid for.

             Massachusetts  Government Act.

Was passed by the Parliament of Great Britain and became a law on May 20, 1774. The act is one of the Intolerable Acts  it was a method of electing such counselors or assistants, to be created with the several powers, authorities, and privileges. This act took away that right and instead gave the king sole power to appoint and dismiss the council also many civil officers were chosen to represent to have a royal Governor. Patriot leaders in Massachusetts responded to the act by creating the Massachusetts Provincial Congress in October 1774, which acted as an independent government in the early stages of the American Revolution.