may 3, 1765 - Quartering Act
Description:
British Rationale: Response to the issues from the French and Indian War wherein colonists were unwilling to quarter/give provisions to the British militiaColonial Reaction: Protests in assemblies; Skirmish in New York due to refusal to comply with act.
Colonial Rationale: They were upset at the invasion of privacy and forced quartering of soldiers within their houses.
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Date:
may 3, 1765
Now
~ 261 years ago