Purpose of Administration of Justice Act of 1774
The Purpose of the Administration of Justice Act of 1774 was was designed to punish the inhabitants of Boston, Massachusetts for the incident that would become known as the Boston Tea Party . The Massachusetts Government Act was one of a series of British Laws referred to as the Intolerable Acts passed by the Parliament of Great Britain 1774.
The Administration of Justice Act of 1774 became one of the Intolerable Acts
The Administration of Justice Act of 1774 is one of the five Coercive, or Intolerable Acts, that lead to dissent in the American colonies and to the creation of the Declaration of Rights and Grievances in 1774. The British measures that were classed as the Intolerable Acts were:
Less than a year following the "Intolerable Acts" including the Administration of Justice Act of 1774 the American Revolution erupted.
