The quartering Act required colonial assemblies to house and pay British soldiers.
It was a law passed by Parliament in 1765 that required the colonies to house and supply British soldiersIt required legislatures to pay for certain goods for English soldiers stationed within their borders, New York rebelled and failed to comply with the law
Quartering. The Quartering Act said that British Troops could live and eat in colonial homes with or without the owners permission.
There were about 3 - 4 rooms in a colonial house
THE HOUSE AND THE CONGRESS
The British Parliament(1774) passes an act that force American colonists to house British troop in their home. So the Third Amendment now protects us from that happening to us.
The quartering Act required colonial assemblies to house and pay British soldiers.
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It was called the Quartering Act.
A step in the growth of representative democracy
Anger over the Stamp Act caused the colonies to grow displeased with the British Parliament. Patrick Henry spoke out against the Stamp Act in the Virginia House of Burgesses. He thought it was not fair that the British Parliament had imposed this tax. He thought only the colonial assemblies should have the power to tax. The colonies' anger with the British Parliament eventually led to the American Revolution.
Colonial governors and assemblies had way too much power in upholding the law. The Colonial governor could order a person's house to be searched without anyone else's consent. The Colonial assembly acted much like a vigilante group, targeting certain people that they thought were spreading propaganda. This was all before the Bill of Rights was passed.
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The Quartering Act
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