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GCSE History · key term
The name colonial opponents gave to the punitive Coercive Acts of 1774 and the associated Quebec Act, which they regarded as threats to their rights.
Used by Edexcel
Paper 2
Revise: Growing OppositionParliament also passed the Quebec Act. This was a separate measure, but colonial opponents grouped it with the Coercive Acts as the Intolerable Acts. It extended Quebec’s boundaries westwards, conflicting with colonial hopes for western expansion, and granted religious toleration to Roman Catholics in Quebec.
Distinguish the four Coercive Acts from the Quebec Act, which colonists associated with them as the Intolerable Acts.
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