Quartering Acts
The Quartering Act is a name that is given to a minimum of two Acts of Parliament in the 18th-century. These Quartering Acts were put into circulation by the Parliament of Great Britain and they ordered local governments of the American colonies to provide a place to stay and provisions for British soldiers that were required in the area. Each of the Quartering Acts were amendments to the Mutiny Act and had to be renewed annually by Parliament. They were originally used as a response to issues that arose during the French and Indian War and later became a source of tension between the inhabitants of the Thirteen Colonies and the government in London.
Read more about Quartering Acts: Quartering Act of 1765, Quartering Act of 1774, Quartering in Time of War, Modern Relevance
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