What happens when punishment backfires and sparks rebellion instead? In this episode, The Intolerable Acts and Colonial Unity, we explore how Britain's harsh response to the Boston Tea Party—closing the harbor, stripping Massachusetts of self-government, and quartering troops—was meant to crush dissent. Instead, it outraged colonists from New England to the Carolinas, convincing them that an attack on one colony was an attack on all. For the first time, the colonies began to see themselves as part of a shared struggle, gathering at the First Continental Congress to chart a united response. If you've ever wondered how scattered provinces turned into a movement for independence, this episode shows how oppression forged unity.