Leveled Readings / The Boston Port Act (1774)
The Boston Port Act (1774)
The Boston Port Act (1774)
These are adaptations, not the original. The original wording is always shown first. Each adapted version restates the same passage at about a grade 4, grade 7, or grade 10 reading level without adding or removing ideas. Quote the original in student writing.
Original wording
“An act to discontinue, in such manner, and for such time as are therein mentioned, the landing and discharging, lading or shipping, of goods, wares, and merchandise, at the town, and within the harbour, of Boston…”
Adapted · about grade 4
This law stops ships from loading or unloading goods in Boston's harbor for a time.
Adapted · about grade 7
This act stops the loading and unloading of goods in the town and harbor of Boston for a set time.
Adapted · about grade 10
An act to halt, in the manner and for the time stated, the landing, discharging, loading, or shipping of goods at the town and harbor of Boston.
Used in: Were the colonists justified in declaring independence?