The Quartering Act required colonists to house British troops stationed in the colonies following the end of the Seven Years war.
The Battle of Yorktown was fought because Lord Cornwallis believed that by having the British troops camp out in Yorktown Virginia they could force American troops to surrender control of the Carolina territories. George Washington marched the American troops into Yorktown and demanded that the British troops leave. This was the final battle of the American Revolution.
William Pitt helped the British by by pouring in money, troops, and equipment. The result was that the British won the war.
Colonists used Committees of Correspondence to spread news about the latest British actions.
Provided that local authorities must provide quarters for British troops
Britain hoped to separate New England from the Middle colonies from Canada down the Hudson Bay. This was attempted by sending in forces under the command of Gen. John Burgoyne.
convincing the British to keep troops stationed in the colonies
In 1765, the British Parliament passed the Quartering Act, which required the American colonies to provide food and shelter for British troops. American colonists wondered what the purpose of maintaining British garrisons in the colonies was once the French threat was gone. They also wondered about contributing to the maintenance of troops they felt were there only to watch them.
In 1765, the British Parliament passed the Quartering Act, which required the American colonies to provide food and shelter for British troops. American colonists wondered what the purpose of maintaining British garrisons in the colonies was once the French threat was gone. They also wondered about contributing to the maintenance of troops they felt were there only to watch them.
The Quartering Act of 1765 forced the colonies to provide housing and supplies to British soldiers after the French and Indian War. This was a method of regaining control of the colonies for the British.
The French supplied it to the "americans"
To keep peace between the colonists and the Native Americans.
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.
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no, the intolerable acts made it so the colonies nad to house british troops
increased the number of British troops in the colonies.
they received and sent ships out to trade with other colonies, received British troops and new colonists, and to fish.