What term describes the punitive measures Parliament passed in response to the Boston Tea Party?

• A. Stamp Act
• B. Intolerable Acts
• C. Sugar Act
• D. Navigation Acts

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is understanding how Parliament punished the colonies after the Boston Tea Party. In response to colonial defiance in 1773, Parliament enacted a package of laws aimed at Massachusetts to punish the colony and tighten imperial control. This set of measures is known as the Intolerable Acts (also called the Coercive Acts). They included actions like closing Boston Harbor until the tea was paid for, restructuring Massachusetts’ government to curb colonial self-rule, allowing British officials accused of crimes to be tried in Britain, and requiring colonists to house troops. The goal was to isolate Massachusetts, deter further rebellion, and show that Parliament could override local authority.

These options refer to different actions: earlier revenue-raising measures like the Stamp Act and Sugar Act, or long-standing trade regulations like the Navigation Acts. Those were not the punitive response to the Boston Tea Party, which is why the Intolerable Acts is the best answer.