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How did the Massachusetts Government Act change the way Massachusetts was governed?

The law put a military government in place.

The law created the position of royal governor.

The law let the colonists rule themselves.

The law prohibited all town meetings.

One of the Intolerable Acts of 1774 required Massachusetts colonists to

seek approval for town meetings.

appoint replacement tea agents.

pay even higher taxes on stamps.

send colonial delegates to Britain.

What increased tension between the colonists and the British government in 1774?

passage of the Townshend Acts

passage of the Stamp Act

passage of the Quartering Act

passage of the Intolerable Acts

In what way was colonial reaction to the Stamp Act, the Townshend Acts, and the Tea Act similar?

The colonists no longer bought any British goods.

The colonists boycotted British goods.

The colonists dumped goods into Boston Harbor.

The colonists refused to house British soldiers.

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