Quartering Act (mar 24, 1765 – mar 24, 1767)
Description:
Cause: response to increased empire defense costs in America following the French and Indian War and Pontiac's War.Effect: required colonists to provide food and living quarters for British soldiers stationed in the colonies. This enraged the colonists by having foreign soldiers boarded in American cities.
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Date:
mar 24, 1765
mar 24, 1767
~ 2 years