Which answer best expresses the effects of Parliament passing the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts of 1774, closing the port of Boston?
A-The first shots of the American Revolution are fired and war between the colonies and Britain begins.
B-The Sons of Liberty protest by dumping tea into Boston Harbor, which becomes known as the Boston Tea Party.
C-Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty call this the Boston Massacre to gain colonial support against the British.
D-Delegates meet at the First Continental Congress and demand that Britain repeal the acts, but Britain refuses.
