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British Officers would knock upon the door of a home and then instruct the residents that they were to house and feed soldiers.
The Quartering-Act was part of the intolerable acts which were made to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. The ultimate reaction was to write a no-quartering act into the Bill of Rights.
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∙ 12y agobecause the colonists had to house and feed troops and they thought it was unfair because they didn't vote on the quartering act.
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∙ 9y agoThe Quartering Act violated the colonists rights in at least twenty areas. The colonist were forced to house British officials and took away right to trial by jury.
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∙ 14y agoWhy did colonists object to writes of assistance?
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Was the Quartering Act not a precursor to the Revolutionary War?
Yes, the Quartering Act contributed to the tensions between the colonists and the monarchy.
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 were colonists forced to do under the Quartering Act of 1765?
to take in a soldier and house and feed them, also they made them pay for there own defence
What did the quartering act for the colonists to do?
Required the Colonist's to provide Barracks & supplies for the British Troops .
What happened if you didn't follow the Quartering Act law?
Many colonists did not like the Quartering Act law and did not follow it. This did not cause them to get into any trouble rather because of their non-compliance the act expired in 1767.
Who Was Angered By The Quartering Act?
Colonists
Which British act in the American colonies required colonists to harbor British soldiers?
Quartering Act
Did the Quartering Act make colonists angry?
Yes because they had to pay or take sides
What act stated that the colonists had to help provide housing for british military?
The Quartering Act of 1775
Was the Quartering Act not a precursor to the Revolutionary War?
Yes, the Quartering Act contributed to the tensions between the colonists and the monarchy.
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 was the reaction of the American colonists in the quartering act?
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How did the colonists reacted to the quartering act of 1765?
The colonists did not react well tot he Quartering Act of 1765. They refused to provide British troops with shelter and food as they were told to do.
What was the act of quartering act?
it made colonists accept british troops into their homes
How did the quartering act connect to the Boston massacre?
The Quartering Act caused tension between the troops and the colonists. The colonists didn't want to have the troops invade their homes but the reason they were even their was to enforce the Townshend Act.
How did the colonists feel about the. Quartering act?
Colonists disputed the legality of this act because it seemed to violate the Bill of Rights.
What required the colonists to provide housing for the British?
Quartering Act
