The colonies were becoming one. People were not French, English or Dutch, they were American. With all of the strikes England had against them, it was becoming more and more difficult for the American Colonies to be loyal to a country that only cares about themself. The Colonies were finally becoming able to support themsleves. If one colony fell, others would be there to pick them up. One blaring example of the Americans unity and readiness to become seperate is seen in Document G. When Boston was having problems, the colonies rallied around them with relief. Connecticut alone sent 2,600 bushels of grain, Massachusetts sent 258 sheep, NewJersey sent monitary aide, North Carolina sent provisions and 2000 pounds and South Carolina sent a shipload of rice. These are not the total contributions from the colonies, but some hightlights. England was nowhere to been seen when Boston was suffering. Just one in a long line of intolerable acts by Great Britain. The true Intolerable acts were just as harsh. The Intolerable Acts were a group of laws passed by Britain to penalize the American colony of Massachusetts. These laws were passed mostly as a retaliation for the resistance to the Stamp Act, resistance to quartering British troops, and the Boston Tea Party . Four laws were passed as a penalty: The Boston Port Act which closed the Boston port, as the name suggests. The Massachusetts Government Act removed Massachusetts' legal rights, and banned town meetings. The Quartering Act forced colonists to house British soldiers. Finally, the Impartial Administration of Justice Act removed British soldiers from the American legal system, so they could not be punished for anything as long as they weren't in Britain. The colonists coined these acts the "Intolerable Acts," and many other colonies joined into the battle for freedom. The Americans were infuriated. There was not excuse for what England had done by 1775-1776. The Americans finally realized ...