How did the four Intolerable Acts reflect the worsening relationship between Britain and its colonies?
Answer Hi Lisa, 1. The Boston Massacre and Tea Party were both relatively minor events by themselves. They were made significant by the reactions to them. The British stationed troops in Boston to enforce unpopular laws, particular taxes on imports and rectrictions on what countries could trade with the colonies. Many of these laws had been on the books for decades and ignored. The British said they were just enforcing the rules. Colonists considered the laws unjust and viewed the introduction of soldiers as using brute force rather than political debate. As you might guess, the public was fairly hostile to the soldiers and often treated them badly. Children would throw snowballs at them. Occasionally mobs would find a few isolated soldiers and beat them up. One night such a mob started on a group of soldiers who ended up firing on the mob, killing several people. The British viewed the incident as unfortunate but pointing to a larger problem of colonial respect for law and order. The
