What did the Coercive Acts, or the Intolerable Acts do? a. It created a monopoly so that tea could be sold cheaply, but only by one British tea company.

b. It closed the port of Boston and took away all of their government leaders.

c. It was a tax on all paper goods such as books, playing cards and legal documents.

d. It was a meeting where representatives from each colony discussed what to do about the king's actions.

“a monarchy is indeed the most powerful of any… but then there is imminent danger of his employing that strength to improvident or oppressive purposes.”—william blackstone, commentaries on the laws of england which of the following documents addressed blackstone’s concern in this quote? the magna carta, because it limited the power of the king. common sense, because it encouraged american colonists to declare independence. the mayflower compact, because it created a government and the first written laws for plymouth settlers. the english bill of rights, because it later influenced the u.s. bill of rights.