| 1. Boston Port Act | Closed Boston harbor to all shipping as of June 1, 1774, until the destroyed tea was paid for. Britain's objective was to halt the commercial life of the city. |
| 2. Massachusetts Government Act | Augmented the royal governor's powers. The governor could appoint the Massachusetts council, which before was elected. He could appoint and remove all judges, sheriffs, and officers of the court. Going forward, town meetings could be held only with the governor's approval. |
| 3. Impartial Administration of Justice Act | Stipulated that any royal official accused of a capital crime would be tried in Britain. The act implied that there would be further violent confrontations between British soldiers and colonists. |
| 4. Quartering Act | Permitted military commanders to lodge soldiers wherever necessary, even in private households, a step toward military rule in Massachusetts. |
| 5. Quebec Act | Not directly related to the Coercive Acts, it gave control of disputed land throughout the Ohio Valley to Quebec. |