What did the colonists think the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts showed about British intentions?

When the British imposed the Coercive Acts after the
Boston Tea Party, colonists were convinced that the British government was trying to
destroy their entire way of life.

To prove this, the
colonists pointed to the various provisions of these acts.  They noted that the acts
took away Massachusetts' right to govern itself.  They noted that the acts took away
their ability to make a living because they closed the Port of Boston.  Finally, the
looked with suspicion on the Quebec Act, claiming that it favored the interests of
Catholic French people over those of Protestant Britons in the
colonies.

Because the Coercive Acts did (in colonists'
minds) all these things, the colonists felt that these acts were meant to destroy their
economy, their political system, and even their culture and
religion.