Question

During the 1770s punitive Acts of Parliament were aimed primarily at Massachusetts because

• A. Massachusetts's governor was a member of the Sons of Liberty
• B. Bostonians had provoked the Boston Massacre and had held the Boston Tea Party
• C. the stamp agent for Massachusetts had been attacked and thrown out of town
• D. the Massachusetts legislature had abolished slavery throughout the colony
• E. the people of Massachusetts did not believe in the separation of church and state

Answer 1

The correct option is B Bostonians had provoked the Boston Massacre and had held the Boston Tea Party

During the 1770's punitive Acts of Parliament were aimed primarily at Massachusetts because Bostonians had provoked the Boston Massacre and had held the Boston Tea Party. Conflict with soldiers and the deliberate destruction of valuable property made Boston the target of Parliament's anger.