What did England do in an attempt to punish and control the colonists? A. forbade them to read the newspapers B. issued a midnight curfew C. declared martial law

C. Declared martial law

Explanation:

Intolerable act was declared giving power to the military, it was done to make a scapegoat Massachusetts colonists.

The Intolerable Acts were punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. The laws were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their disobedience in the Tea Party protest in reaction to changes in taxation by the British to the detriment of colonial goods.

1.d 2.a c.!