Why did the crown pass the so-called intolerable acts?

to raise revenue for the king
to increase trade with the colonies
to provoke a revolution in the colonies
to punish the colonists for their disobedience

The correct answer is:

To punish the colonists for their disobedience.

Explanation:

The British Crown passed the Coercive Acts, also known as the Intolerable Acts, to punish the colonists after they threw 342 boxes of British tea into the harbor. This event is known as the Boston Tea Party, and was a reaction of the taxation without representation issue.

The Coercive or Intolerable Acts were four acts passed in 1774:

i'd assume india mainly because of how isolated japan was.   plus it is a whole china away.