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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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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.
