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As an American... the Brits ain't wrong here tbf
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The brits were so upset that perfectly good tea was wasted they passed the Coercive Acts.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intolerable_Acts
Close the port of Boston, collective punishment for the whole city.
Take away self-governance for Boston, replacing elected positions with Crown appointees and limiting town meetings in Boston to 1 per year.
Any government officials who commit crimes are tried outside the Colonies. Dubbed "the murder act" as even the soldiers responsible for the Boston Massacre received a fair trial in the Colonies.
Quartering Act
Expanding Quebec into Ohio, which was actually pretty rad, I wish Canada kept Ohio