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.
Parliament tried to save money with the Quartering Act. This law made colonists provide their housing, the food for british troops put in the colonies.
why was the quartering act passed?
Quartering Act: June 2, 1765 Stamp Act: March 22, 1765
To enforce taxes
the quartering act was a law that said colonists had to give food, beds, and a home for the soldiers stationed there. the colonists thought that was unfair and when they saw them they were reminded that Britain was trying to bully them.
The Tea Act, The Sugar Act, The Townshend Act, The Quartering Act, and The Stamp Act.
Quartering soldiers "No Taxation Without Representation!"
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.
Quartering Act: June 2, 1765 Stamp Act: March 22, 1765
The Britain Parliament
To enforce taxes
england needed more food
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no the navigation act was before the quartering act
the quartering act
Quartering Act
the quartering act was a law that said colonists had to give food, beds, and a home for the soldiers stationed there. the colonists thought that was unfair and when they saw them they were reminded that Britain was trying to bully them.
the Quartering act was repealed in 1770
why was the quartering act passed?