1. which of the following was a reaction to the boston tea party? a. navigation acts b. townsend acts c. intolerable acts d. proclamation of 1763 2. which of the following closed boston harbor? a. stamp act b. navigation acts c. townshend acts d. intolerable acts 3. why would the british be concerned over military defense of their colonies? a. the had acquired large amount of land from the spanish. b. their territory stretched to the mississippi river. c. the colonists were beginning to show discontent. d. the french had forts scattered throughout british lands.