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This cartoon depicting the Coercive Acts as an assault upon a Native American woman (a symbol of the American colonies) was copied and distributed in North America

The Coercive Acts or the Intolerable Acts are names used to describe a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 relating to Britain's colonies in North America. The acts triggered outrage and resistance in the Thirteen Colonies that later became the United States, and were important developments in the growth of the American Revolution.

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Primary documents Primary documents colet.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/amarch/documentidx.pl?vol_id=S4-V1 - Web

Text of the Boston Port Act Text of the Boston Port Act avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/boston_port_act.asp - Web

Text of the Massachusetts Government Act Text of the Massachusetts Government Act avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/mass_gov_act.asp - Web

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Text of the Administration of Justice Act Text of the Administration of Justice Act avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/admin_of_justice_act.asp - Web

Text of the Quartering Act Text of the Quartering Act www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/q74.htm - Web

Text of the Quebec Act Text of the Quebec Act www.solon.org/.../qa_1774.html - Web

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