The act, which would be enforced starting on July 1, was set to force the New England colonies to solely trade with Great Britain. Later that month, on July 20, an additional rule preventing fishing in the North Atlantic would be enforced. The Prime Minister of Great Britain, Frederick, Lord North, was hoping to make peace by also introducing the Conciliatory Proposition to Parliament on the same day. This would allow colonists to give money to Great Britain voluntarily, rather than through taxes. However, peace would not be achieved, as North had already ordered General Thomas Gage to head to Concord, Massachusetts, to seize military equipment. The plan also included arresting John Hancock and Samuel Adams. These orders arrived in Boston before the Conciliatory Proposition, leading to the first battle of the Revolutionary War at Concord Bridge.
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