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Why did the British parliament pass the quartering act?
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Parliament adopted the Quartering Act in order to ensure that British troops would have food and shelter while they were stationed in North America. The act was passed because the colonial governments refused to pay for the quartering of British troops after the French and Indian War. The act was extremely unpopular with the colonists and increased tensions between Great Britain and her colonies.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 12y agoBecause the soldiers coming from Britain need a place to eat and sleep. So, Britain created this act, which forced people to let the soldiers stay in their houses.
The reasoning is sound, but the answer above does not provide the correct contents of the act. The act provided that soldiers could sleep in barns, storerooms and warehouse. Not peoples homes. (Correcting the mistake feels more beneficial than just deleting it)
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What is an example of legislation passed by the British Parliament in 1765?
The Quartering Act of 1765.
What required colonists to house and feed British soldiers?
The legislation requires the quartering act
Why did Britain pass the Quartering Act?
The British were sending thousands of troops over to the colonies, and they needed somewhere to stay. It was cheaper to have the British live in the houses of the colonists, and King George could keep an eye on what they - the colonists - were doing.
What act was after the stamp act?
The Townshend Acts succeeded the Stamp Act and was passed by the British Parliament in 1767.
What law made colonist house and fed british troops?
The quartering act 1765 passed by Parliament gave the British soldier access to private home accommodations without owner consent.
Who issued the quartering act?
the british Parliament in 1774
Which act passed by parliament forced the colonists to house and feed british soldiers?
It was the Quartering Act that forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers. The act was passed in 1765.
What is an example of legislation passed by the British Parliament in 1765?
The Quartering Act of 1765.
What did George Greenville do?
Grenville was the British Prime Minister in 1765 -until July The Quartering Act was passed in March. although strictly a Prime Minister does not pass an Act Parliament does - Grenville was head of Government when Parliament passed the Act
What required colonists to house and feed British soldiers?
The legislation requires the quartering act
Why did Britain pass the Quartering Act?
The British were sending thousands of troops over to the colonies, and they needed somewhere to stay. It was cheaper to have the British live in the houses of the colonists, and King George could keep an eye on what they - the colonists - were doing.
Why did the british feel that it was necessary to pass the quartering act?
because i dont know
What act was after the stamp act?
The Townshend Acts succeeded the Stamp Act and was passed by the British Parliament in 1767.
Why Britain pass the sugar Act and quartering Act?
Between 1764-1765, the British government passed the Sugar Act, the Quartering Act, and the Stamp Act, which met with hostility in the American colonies.
What law made colonist house and fed british troops?
The quartering act 1765 passed by Parliament gave the British soldier access to private home accommodations without owner consent.
Which British act in the American colonies required colonists to harbor British soldiers?
Quartering Act
What year did British Parliament pass the India Independence Act?
i think the british parliament passed the India independence act in 1947
