Question

The intolerable act passed in 1774 was_________.
A. Affected all the colonies in British North America
B. Affected only the city of Boston
C. resulted in the suspension of the charter of Massachusetts.
D. Led to Shays’s Rebellion
E. Were a direct result of Townshend acts

Answer 1

Hint: The intolerable act was also known as Coercive acts which were passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party.

Complete answer: The intolerable or Coercive Acts were laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party because in this party Massachusetts colonists protested against the taxation system of British Government.
These were the acts which were issued in direct response to the party: The Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act.
These acts took all the rights of self-governance of Massachusetts which they enjoyed earlier. It triggered the people in the Thirteen colonies which further led the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War I.
Looking at the options given:
Option A. It affected all the colonies in British North America which resulted in the American Revolutionary War I. This is the correct answer.
Option B. Beside Boston, it affected other areas as well. It is an incorrect option.
Option C. is also incorrect.
Option D. Farmers led the revolution against little compensation which led to Shays’s rebellion. It is an incorrect Option.
Option E. It was not the direct result of Townshend acts. It is an incorrect answer.
Therefore, Option A is correct.

Note: These parliamentary harsh policies led to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War in April 1775.