How were the intolerable acts different from the earlier stamp act and the townshend acts? what response did these actions provoke from the colonists and why?
What response did these actions provoke from the colonists and why? The Intolerable Act limited the political and geographical freedom of the colonists. It was basically a punishment from the British to the colonist over the Boston Tea Party. The Stamp Act and Townshend Act was a tax on goods.